Mar 18, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting

[CALL TO ORDER]

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GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. TODAY IS TUESDAY, MARCH 18TH, YEAR 2025. AND WE'RE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 401 EAST VIRGINIA STREET IN THE GREAT CITY OF MCKINNEY. IT IS 602 IN THE EVENING. THIS IS OUR CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING. WE WILL BEGIN TONIGHT WITH AN INVOCATION BY EMAN MOHAMMED JABALI WITH THE MCKINNEY ISLAMIC ASSOCIATION. I'M SORRY IF I DID NOT PRONOUNCE THE NAME CORRECTLY. FOLLOWED BY A PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. ASSALAMUALAIKUM. WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAKATUH. MAY THE BLESSINGS AND PEACE OF ALLAH BE UPON ALL OF US, AND UPON ALL OF THE CHILDREN OF ADAM TILL THE DAY OF JUDGMENT. ON BEHALF OF MCKINNEY COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS MOHAMED EL JABALI. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO THE CITY COUNCIL, TO THE MAYOR AND TO EVERYONE HERE FOR SUCH MEETING. ASKING GOD IN THIS BLESSED MONTH OF RAMADAN TO UNITE OUR HEARTS. OUR LORD, YOU ARE THE LIGHT, AND FROM YOU COMES THE LIGHT. FILL OUR HEARTS WITH LIGHT. INCULCATE OUR MINDS WITH LIGHT AND WISDOM, AND GUIDE US TO BE ADVOCATES OF JUSTICE, PEACE AND MERCY. OUR GOD, YOU ARE THE MOST MERCIFUL AND UNDER YOUR HEARING AND VISION. EVERYTHING HAPPENS IN THIS UNIVERSE. WE ASK YOU, IN THIS BLESSED MONTH OF RAMADAN, TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERINGS OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER AND TO GRANT ALL HUMANITY PEACE AND SERENITY. GOD SAYS IN THE QURAN, IN ALLAH YAGMURU BILL ADELEYE AL ASWANY WA ITA. IDIL KIRBY WA ANHA FARSHAD AL-MAQQARI. ALBURY YAHOO.COM. LALLA. TO THE ONE GOD COMMANDS US TO HAVE A GOOD CONDUCT, TO HAVE JUSTICE AND TO BE GOOD DONORS FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE AROUND US. AND GOD FORBIDS US FROM IMMORALITY, FROM BAD CONDUCT, AND FROM TRANSGRESSION. O GOD, WE ASK YOU IN THIS BLESSED MONTH OF RAMADAN, TO UNITE OUR HEARTS AS WE ARE MEETING HERE TODAY, WE ASK YOU, GOD, TO CHOOSE THE BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY. MCKINNEY, AS MCKINNEY IS ONE OF THE TEN TOP CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAS A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, WE ASK GOD TO MAKE IT FROM THE BEST CITIES IN THE WORLD THAT HAVE PEACE, JUSTICE, AND SERENITY AND MERCY. AMIN. THANK YOU. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

[Proclamation for the Month of Ramadan]

THE CITY OF MCKINNEY PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS RAMADAN, THE NINTH MONTH OF THE ISLAMIC CALENDAR, IS CONSIDERED THE HOLIEST MONTH FOR NEARLY 2 BILLION MUSLIMS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, IT MARKS THE FIRST REVELATION OF THE QURAN TO THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD. AND WHEREAS RAMADAN IS REGARDED AS A TIME FOR SPIRITUAL REFLECTION, INCREASED AWARENESS AND GIVING TO THE POOR, SICK AND HUNGRY, AND BRIDGING DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PEOPLE OVER A SHARED COMMITMENT

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THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THIS IS ITEM NUMBER. I CAN'T SEE

[Proclamation for Surveyors Week]

HERE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? HELLO? HELLO? ALL RIGHT. CITY OF MCKINNEY.

PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS FOR OVER 250 YEARS, SURVEYORS HAVE PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN AMERICA'S HISTORY SHAPING ITS LAND AND PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS THREE OF THE FOUR PRESIDENTS ON MOUNT RUSHMORE WERE SURVEYORS, INCLUDING THOMAS JEFFERSON, WHO COMMISSIONED MERIWETHER LEWIS AND WILLIAM CLARK TO EXPLORE THE NEWLY ACQUIRED LOUISIANA TERRITORY, SETTING THE STAGE FOR MANIFEST DESTINY AND AMERICA'S EXPANSION. AND WHEREAS, DURING WESTWARD EXPANSION, THE PROMISE OF LAND OWNERSHIP DREW PIONEERS, MANY OF WHOM SOUGHT A BETTER LIFE IN TEXAS. AND WHEREAS STEPHEN F AUSTIN, THE FATHER OF TEXAS, PUBLISHED THE FIRST MAP OF THE REGION IN 1830 AND UPDATED IT IN 1840, REFLECTING TEXAS'S NEW STATUS AS A SOVEREIGN NATION. WHEREAS SURVEYORS HAVE SHAPED MANY OF HISTORY'S GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND THEIR INFLUENCE CONTINUES TODAY IN FIELDS SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION, TRANSPORTATION, CONSERVATION, AND DISASTER RECOVERY. AND WHEREAS LAND SURVEYING IS A COMPLEX SCIENCE COMBINING GEODESY, MATHEMATICS, DATA COLLECTION, MAPPING AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES OF MEASUREMENT, EVIDENCE AND BOUNDARIES. AND WHEREAS SURVEYORS CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO LAND OWNERSHIP, INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT, MAKING A TANGIBLE IMPACT ON OUR CITY, STATE AND NATION. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE FULLER, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 16TH THROUGH 22ND, 2025 AS SURVEYORS WEEK IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS, ENCOURAGING ALL RESIDENTS TO APPLAUD THE WORK OF SURVEYORS AND THE GREAT BENEFITS THEY PROVIDE TO US ALL. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL THIS 18TH DAY OF 2025. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SHOULD WE ALL COME DOWN? YEP. LET'S DO IT. PAUL SPARKMAN, PLEASE COME TO

[Recognition of Paul Sparkman, Public Works]

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WHEREAS MR. SPARKMAN'S LEGACY INCLUDES NOT ONLY HIS PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, BUT ALSO HIS ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT IN THE MCKINNEY ROTARY CLUB, WHERE HE SERVED AS PRESIDENT AND LED NUMEROUS COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVES THAT HAVE HAD A LASTING POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE CITY. AND WHEREAS MR. SPARKMAN'S DECADES OF SERVICE, HIS DEDICATION TO IMPROVING THE COMMUNITY AND HIS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO HIS FAMILY AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, AND HIS LEGACY WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE FULLER, BY THE POWER VESTED IN ME AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MARCH 4TH, 2025 AS THE DAY TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION FOR PAUL SPARKMAN IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS, ENCOURAGING ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO JOIN ME AND THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF MCKINNEY ORGANIZATION AND SHARING OUR MOST SINCERE RESPECT, GRATITUDE, AND GRATITUDE. WISHING HIM AND HIS FAMILY ALL THE BEST IN FUTURE ENDEAVORS. WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL THIS FOURTH DAY OF MARCH 2025. I COULDN'T I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD TO WORK AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AT THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AND HAVE THESE COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY MANAGER'S, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, ALL THE DIRECTORS AND ALL THE STAFF FOR THE CITY. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR AND A BLESSING AND A GODSEND. THANK YOU. OKAY. HOLD ON. YOU DON'T GET TO GO ANYWHERE YET, PAUL. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE FUN WITH THIS BECAUSE PAUL JOINED US IN 1988. THAT WAS HIS FIRST YEAR. ANYBODY REMEMBER 1988? I DO. 80. WHAT? YOU WERE SEVEN. JUSTIN BELLER WAS SEVEN. THE REDSKINS BEAT THE BRONCOS IN THE SUPER BOWL THAT YEAR, 41 TO 10. IT WASN'T CLOSE. IT WAS ONE OF THOSE SUPER BOWLS.

YOU KNOW WHO WON AN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP THAT YEAR? MR. HAUSER DOES NOT GET TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. THAT'S A HINT. KANSAS. KANSAS WON THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP. THE LAST EMPEROR WAS THE PICTURE OF THE YEAR. BEST FILM BY THE ACADEMY AWARDS. AND YOUR FAVORITE, GEORGE MICHAEL FAITH WAS THE BEST SINGLE OF THE YEAR IN 1988, WHEN PAUL STARTED WITH MCKINNEY. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND THE CITY STAFF. IT'S BEEN AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO WORK WITH PAUL, ABSOLUTE PROFESSIONAL DEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITY. HE'S ALWAYS THERE. HE'S AT ALL OF OUR SPECIAL EVENTS. HE'D BE THERE SETTING UP. HE'D BE THE FIRST ONE THERE AND THE LAST ONE TO LEAVE. HIS STAFF ALL RESPECT HIM TREMENDOUSLY. THESE ARE WHAT MAKES MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES. THESE ARE THE FOLKS WHO SERVE YOU, THE COMMUNITY. AND THEY'RE SO DEDICATED. AND THEY'RE UNSUNG HEROES BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT THE ATTENTION. BUT THEY SHOW UP EVERY DAY. AND WE'RE SO BLESSED TO HAVE PEOPLE LIKE THIS DEDICATED AND WORKING FOR THE TAXPAYERS AND THE RESIDENTS OF MCKINNEY. AND WE'RE FOREVER GRATEFUL TO PAUL. WE'RE GOING TO SEE HIM AROUND. HE'LL BE AROUND.

HE'S IN ROTARY, AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE HE'LL SHOW UP FOR A FEW EVENTS JUST FOR OLD TIME'S SAKE. BUT WE'RE SO HAPPY FOR YOU THAT YOU GET TO RETIRE AND SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY. AND WE'RE SO BLESSED THAT YOU SPENT YOUR WORKING CAREER WITH MCKINNEY. SO

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WE LEAVE THIS UP THERE. I KNOW, OH MY GOSH. MY KNEE MAN. MY DEAR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NEXT

[PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS (for Non-Public Hearing Items)]

[CONSENT AGENDA]

[Consider/Discuss/Act on All Matters Incident and Related to the Issuance and Sale of “City of McKinney, Texas, Tax and Limited Pledge Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2025”, Including the Adoption of an Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Such Certificates of Obligation, Establishing Parameters for the Sale and Issuance of Such Certificates of Obligation and Delegating Certain Matters to an Authorized Official(s) of the City]

THE NEXT FOUR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA I WILL COVER WITH THIS SHORT PRESENTATION. THIS IS OUR BOND ISSUANCE FOR 2025, FOR THE CITY, FOR OUR OUR CIP, FOR OUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE HAVE MOVING FORWARD FOR THE YEAR. SO WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT ISSUANCES, BUT THEY ARE CONCENTRATED ONE ON THE PROPERTY TAX SIDE AND THEN REALLY ONE ON THE WATER WASTEWATER SIDE. WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OF A REFUNDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING ON BOTH SIDES. SO WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITIES THERE. WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT IN THE PAST, BUT WE HAVE SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT FOR THIS YEAR. SO I'LL RUN THROUGH THAT ON THIS, ON THIS LITTLE PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE. TONIGHT OUR DEBT SALES, WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR ARE PARAMETERS AUTHORIZATION. THIS IS FOR THE COUNCIL TO DESIGNATE PRICING OFFICERS FOR US TO GO TO MARKET AT A FUTURE DATE. THE PRICING OFFICERS FOR THE CITY WOULD BE THE CITY MANAGER, MYSELF, AND THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, TRUDY MATHIS. SO WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING IS SETTING A NOT TO EXCEED LEVEL. WE SET THOSE FAIRLY HIGH BECAUSE WE EXPECT THE RATES TO BE MUCH, MUCH LOWER THAN THAN WHAT ARE IN THOSE. SO WITH THAT, LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR GENERAL GENERAL OBLIGATION SIDE. THIS IS DEBT THAT IS AUTHORIZED BY AN ELECTION BY THE CITIZENS. SO THIS YEAR WE'RE LOOKING AT AN AUTHORIZATION THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE OF ABOUT $37 MILLION. MOST OF THAT BEING STREETS AT 23 MILLION. SMALL AMOUNT FOR PARKS AND RECREATION AT 2.5. AND THEN ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE, ABOUT 11.5 MILLION. THIS IS FROM THE 2019 AUTHORIZATION. THE OTHER TWO ARE FROM THE 2024 AUTHORIZATION. THIS WILL JUST ABOUT END ALL OF THE AUTHORIZATION ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY SIDE FROM OUR 2019 SERIES. AND THEN THERE WOULD

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THERE WE GO. SO THEN THE THIRD ITEM IS A CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. THIS IS THE AMOUNT WE POSTED THIS I BELIEVE COUNCIL VOTED TO POST THIS ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO. MAYBE IT WAS TWO MONTHS AGO. THIS IS A $30 MILLION OBLIGATION. ONCE AGAIN, IT'S 20 YEAR AMORTIZATION. AND THIS IS FOR $20 MILLION FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE ROY AND HELEN HALL LIBRARY AND $10 MILLION FOR THE RENOVATION OF OUR IMPACT FACILITY, THE. AND THEN WE HAVE A $25 MILLION ISSUANCE OF NEW MONEY FOR THE WATER AND SEWER FUND. WE GOT WATER IMPROVEMENTS OF ABOUT $6.2 MILLION.

WASTEWATER PROJECTS OF ABOUT 14.6, AND THEN COMBINED WATER AND WASTEWATER 14.15, FOR A TOTAL OF 25 MILLION. SMALL REFUNDING THAT'S AVAILABLE ON THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SIDE.

THIS WILL BE ROLLED INTO THE WATER WASTEWATER ISSUANCE. $2.9 MILLION OF 2015 ISSUANCE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO BE REFUNDED. IT'S ABOUT $244,000 WORTH OF SAVINGS. IT WASN'T BIG ENOUGH TO DO ITS OWN ISSUANCE, SO IT WILL BE ROLLED INTO THE TO THE $25, $25 MILLION OF NEW MONEY. SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING RATINGS FOR THESE ISSUES. FOR THESE ISSUANCES. WE WERE INTENDING TO GET RATINGS ONCE AGAIN FROM STANDARD AND POOR'S AND MOODY'S. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TRIPLE A ON THE GENERAL OBLIGATION CERTIFICATE, CERTIFICATE OF OBLIGATION SIDE WITH BOTH AND THEN ON THE WATER AND SEWER REVENUE BOND SIDE, WE HAVE DOUBLE A PLUS WITH STANDARD AND POOR'S AND A DOUBLE A ONE WITH MOODY'S. SO I DO NOT EXPECT EITHER ONE OF THOSE RATINGS TO CHANGE. CLEARLY THERE'S NOWHERE TO GO ON THE TRIPLE A, AND THE DOUBLE A+ AND DOUBLE A ONE ARE THE SECOND BEST RATING THEY CAN ISSUE. AND SINCE ON THE WATER AND WASTEWATER SIDE, WE DON'T ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY CONTROL OUR OWN WATER SOURCE, PROBABLY WILL NEVER GET TO TRIPLE A ON THAT SIDE. BUT. OR WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE A MUCH, MUCH LARGER OVERALL UTILITY. SO VERY GOOD RATINGS, AND I DO ANTICIPATE THOSE TO BE AFFIRMED. WITH THAT. TONIGHT WE WILL HAVE THE COUNCIL ACTION ON PARAMETERS. I DO ANTICIPATE RECEIVING RATINGS ON APRIL THE 28TH WITH TWO COMPETITIVE BOND SALES, BOTH ONE ON MAY 20TH AND THE OTHER ON THE 21ST AND THE CLOSING DATE BEING JUNE 17TH AND 18TH FOR ALL OF THE ISSUANCES. AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARK? MARK, I BELIEVE THIS PRESENTATION, AS YOU STATED IN THE BEGINNING, COVERS THE FIRST FOUR ITEMS. SO I'M GOING TO MOVE THROUGH THOSE VERY QUICKLY AFTER THIS VOTE.

SOUNDS GOOD. IF ANYONE HAS A QUESTION ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS, THEY'LL MAKE THAT KNOWN FOR YOU TO ANSWER. OTHERWISE, WE'LL GO STRAIGHT TO A VOTE ON EACH ITEM. SOUNDS GOOD. SO IS THERE A MOTION ON ITEM 252567? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THAT ITEM. SECOND. PLEASE VOTE.

[Consider/Discuss/Act on All Matters Incident and Related to the Issuance and Sale of “City of McKinney, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, Series 2025A”, Including the Adoption of an Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Such Bonds, Establishing Parameters of the Sale of Such Bonds and Delegating Certain Matters to an Authorized Official(s) of the City]

IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE THAT ITEM. I'LL SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 252569. CONSIDER ACT ON ALL MATTERS RELATED TO THE ISSUANCE

[Consider/Discuss/Act on All Matters Incident and Related to the Issuance and Sale of “City of McKinney, Texas, General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2025B”, Including the Adoption of an Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Such Bonds, Establishing Parameters of the Sale of Such Bonds and Delegating Certain Matters to an Authorized Official(s) of the City]

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[Consider/Discuss/Act on All Matters Incident and Related to the Issuance and Sale of “City of McKinney, Texas, Waterworks And Sewer System Revenue Refunding And Improvement Bonds, Series 2025”, Including the Adoption of an Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of Such Bonds, Establishing Parameters for the Sale of Such Bonds and Delegating Certain Matters to an Authorized City Official(s) of the City]

[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “PD” - Planned Development District to “PD” - Planned Development District, Generally to allow for Multi-Family Residential, Single-Family Residential, and Commercial Uses, and to Modify the Development Standards, Located on the Southeast and Southwest corner of Custer Road and FM 1461, and Accompanying Ordinance]

THERE MAY BE 1 OR 2 HOMESTEADS THERE TO THE WEST, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF THAT AREA IS BACKING UP TO THE NON RESIDENTIAL. YEAH, IT'S THE SOUTHWEST IS CLOSE TO GET AND IT'S A IT'S A DECENT SKIP AWAY FROM THERE SEPARATED BY OLD CUSTER ROAD. YES. THAT'S WHAT I SAW OUT THERE. ALL RIGHT.

IS THE APPLICANT HERE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR FULLER. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. MY NAME IS DAVID PALMER, 3102 MAPLE AVENUE, DALLAS. I'M A PARTNER WITH WEITZMAN, AND WE'RE SEEKING TO REARRANGE THE EXISTING PD IN ORDER TO DEVELOP A 25 ACRE RETAIL SHOPPING CENTER ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIS INTERSECTION. KIND OF FRAME OUT A MODERN DAY GROCER, 100,000 FOOT PLUS GROCERY ANCHORED CENTER. THAT NEEDS 25 ACRES TO DEVELOP. WE'VE ALSO FRAMED OUT ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER IN THE L SHAPE EIGHT ACRES OF COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS PROPERLY DEPTH FOR PADS, SERVICE RETAIL. RESTAURANT. THE REMAINDER IS LAID OUT FOR RESIDENTIAL PER MCKINNEY ORDINANCES AND STATUTES, AND WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO DEVELOPING THE PROPERTY. I'D

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APOLOGIZE. NO PROBLEM. PUT MY EYES ON. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR FULLER. AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS ERIC JACKSON, FORMER MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, CURRENT MEDICAL DIRECTOR FOR PROSPER FIRE DEPARTMENT. I'M SORRY, DID I SAY MCKINNEY? CITY OF MCKINNEY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE MCKINNEY FIRE DEPARTMENT. I'M OPPOSED TO AGENDA ITEM 250075Z FOR Z FOR MY CANADIAN COUNTERPARTS IN THE ROOM. YOU KNOW, THE MULTIFAMILY ZONING WAS NEVER INTENDED. IN THIS AREA. I THINK ORIGINALLY ZONED BY MCKINNEY IN THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN FOR THE NORTHRIDGE DISTRICT. WITH A MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE, I THINK IT WAS I CAN'T I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH IT'S LIKE AN R EIGHT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I KNOW WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR HOME, WE'RE ACTUALLY ONE OF THOSE HOUSES RIGHT THERE, AND I CAN SEE MY BACKYARD. RIGHT UP AGAINST THIS PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE. AND I KNOW WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR PROPERTY, WE PURCHASED IT WITH THE HOPES OF HAVING A LITTLE ROOM. AND I'M CONCERNED FOR A FEW THINGS. THE TWO MAJOR THINGS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT ARE THE INFRASTRUCTURE WITH THE TRAFFIC.

INCREASED TRAFFIC. AS A MEDICAL DIRECTOR, I'VE BEEN ON MANY CAR ACCIDENTS RIGHT THERE AT THAT INTERSECTION OF CUSTER AND FRONTIER. IT'S A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION ALREADY. AND WITH THE INCREASED TRAFFIC, IT'S JUST GOING TO MAKE THINGS WORSE. I KNOW AS AN ER DOCTOR TREATED THESE THESE INJURIES, FATALITIES INCLUDED BROUGHT IN NOT ABLE TO SAVE THEM. AND I'M CONCERNED FOR MY COMMUNITY WITH THE ZONING CHANGE. THIS IS NOT WHAT THE INFRASTRUCTURE HAD INTENDED. AND I'M CONCERNED FOR MY COMMUNITY'S SAFETY. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY KIDS MY NEIGHBORS. THERE ARE MANY PLACES THAT THIS WE COULD HAVE MULTIFAMILY. ZONES. I'M NOT I'M NOT A I'M A DOCTOR. I CAN SAVE LIVES. I'M NOT QUITE SURE ON HOW TO TALK ABOUT THE ZONING CHANGES, BUT AS MY TIME COMES TO A CLOSE, I JUST I KNOW I'VE PRESENTED TO YOU BEFORE WORKING FOR YOU AS A SERVANT TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN FAIR AND YOU'VE LISTENED TO US, AND I HOPE THAT YOU HEAR OUR COMMUNITY, TOO. I KNOW I'M FROM PROSPER, BUT WE'RE WE'RE NEIGHBORS. AND I THINK THE RIGHT THING TO DO HERE IS TO OPPOSE THIS ZONING CHANGE. IT'S NOT GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND I HOPE THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT. AND I HOPE THAT I'VE BEEN CLEAR, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. DIANE BROWN.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS DIANE BROWN, AND I'VE LIVED IN CHRISTY FARMS FOR 16 YEARS, AND I SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CHRISTY FARMS HOA FOR FIVE YEARS. AND ACTUALLY, ALL THREE OF OUR CHILDREN WORKED FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AS LIFEGUARDS, COVERING ALMOST TEN YEARS. SO WE'VE BEEN GOOD NEIGHBORS TO THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. IN MY PROFESSION, I'VE WORKED WITH MULTIFAMILY FOR ALMOST 60 MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITIES, FROM CLASS V TO CLASS D APARTMENTS.

SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITIES, AND IN ALMOST EVERY CASE, IT'S CAUSED PROBLEMS TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. IT'S CAUSED TRAFFIC SAFETY AND PUBLIC NUISANCES.

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UNITS. YOU KNOW, NOT LET ALONE CAR BREAK INS, CAR THEFTS, ASSAULTS, FIRES, MANHUNTS, ICE RAIDS AND EVEN MURDERS. AND SO WE DO NOT WANT MULTIFAMILY RIGHT OUTSIDE OUR COMMUNITY. AND THEN IN ADDITION, IN 2010, WHEN THE ZONING WAS ALLOWED, IT WAS ONLY ALLOWED AS 7200 SQUARE FOOT. AS THE MINIMUM. AND THEN NOW WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED IS ONLY 6650FT■!. AND THEN ON THE DWELLING UNIT PER ACRES WITH THE WHAT WAS APPROVED WAS 3.2 DWELLING UNIT PER ACRES. AND THEN NOW THEY'RE PROPOSING 3.796 DWELLING UNIT PER ACRES. SO ON THE SINGLE FAMILY, WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING IS MUCH MORE DENSE THAN WHAT WAS APPROVED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. SO. THE MULTIFAMILY WAS NEVER INTENDED TO BE THERE IN THE MCKINNEY COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN. AND THE SINGLE FAMILY IS BEING MUCH MORE DENSE THAN WAS INTENDED. AND THEN THE COMMERCIAL C-2 IS BEING APPROVED BEFORE THE FM 1461. THE ROADS ARE NOT BEING FINISHED, AND I KNOW THAT THE MAYOR OF PROSPER AND THE MAYOR OF SALINA SENT A LETTER TO YOU GUYS SAYING, PLEASE DON'T APPROVE THIS UNTIL THOSE ROADS ARE DONE. AND SO WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AND NOT APPROVE THAT UNTIL THE ROADS ARE COMPLETED, BECAUSE THAT WILL CAUSE ALL KINDS OF TRAFFIC AND EVERYTHING. SO IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE THE DEVELOPER IS REQUESTING WAIVERS ON EVERYTHING. AND SO WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL. I'M SORRY YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A WE DON'T HAVE THAT. OKAY. WE SHOULD MAYBE GET WE'LL GET A MANUAL ONE OR SOMETHING. I'M SORRY. IN OUR OLD IN OUR OLD FACILITY, WHEN TIME WAS UP, THERE WOULD BE A LITTLE BELL THAT WOULD LET PEOPLE KNOW. AND I KNOW YOU COULDN'T SEE IT BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT SEEING A CLOCK UP HERE. SO. BUT WE'RE SEEING BACK THERE. THE TIME HAD EXPIRED. AND I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF, BUT TO BE FAIR AND EQUITABLE, WE NEED TO KEEP EVERYONE TO THE SAME TIME PERIOD. SO I APOLOGIZE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THAT AUDIBLE FOR YOU. I THINK WE'LL REMEDY THAT IN THE FUTURE. NEXT PERSON IS DONALD BROWN. AGAIN, THERE IS THREE MINUTES. AND IF YOU WERE LOOKING AT THE CLOCK. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S OH, THERE IT IS. THERE. OKAY. YOU'LL SEE IT TURN TO YELLOW AT 30S AND READ IT. FIVE. AND IF YOU WOULD HONOR THE TIME, THAT'D BE GREAT. MAYOR FULLER, AS YOU SAID, MY NAME IS DONALD BROWN. YOU JUST MET MY WIFE. SO A LOT OF THE SAME THINGS THAT SHE BROUGHT UP, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST REITERATE, WE'VE BEEN RESIDENTS IN CHRISTY FARMS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD DOWN ON THE LOWER LEFT HAND CORNER OF THE EXHIBIT YOU HAVE THERE. IN FACT, WE WERE THE FIRST ONES IN THAT WE WERE THE ONLY HOUSE IN THERE FOR ABOUT SIX YEARS BEFORE THEY STARTED BUILDING OTHER HOUSES. SO WE HAVE KIND OF A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON THIS AREA. AS SHE SAID, WE'VE BEEN RESIDENTS THERE FOR ABOUT SINCE ABOUT SINCE ABOUT 2009. WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN THAT HAVE ALL WORKED FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AS LIFEGUARDS WHEN THEY WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL. THEY'VE ALL SINCE GRADUATED AND MOVED ON TO OTHER THINGS, BUT THEY SPENT ABOUT A DECADE WORKING FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AND ENJOYED IT. SO WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOOD NEIGHBORS AND WE LOVE MCKINNEY. WE SPEND A LOT OF DOLLARS HERE GOING OUT TO DINNER AND THINGS LIKE THAT. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE ZONING IN THIS AREA. THE MULTIFAMILY IN PARTICULAR CONCERNS US WITH THE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S NOT DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT IS. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PHOTO, IT'S VERY CLOSE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE BACK OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S ONE OF OUR CONCERNS. AND ALSO, AGAIN, VISITING THE SINGLE FAMILY SIDE OF THINGS, THE DENSITY THERE ON THE LOT SIZES IS MORE DENSE THAN

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SO RESTAURANTS, FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS AND WHATNOT COULD BE THERE. YES, SIR. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC, A AVERAGE MCDONALD'S IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY HAS BETWEEN 500 AND 800 CARS A DAY THROUGH A DRIVE THRU. SO DOES STARBUCKS AND A LOT OF OTHER THINGS. SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC, REMEMBER COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFTEN WILL PRODUCE FAR MORE TRAFFIC THAN THAN RESIDENTIAL. I GUESS THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU. WELL, NO, IT WAS MADE MENTIONED INACCURATELY. I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS NOT ON THE COMP PLAN IS RESIDENTIAL. WHAT WHAT PROMPTED THE STAFF TO. SURE. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

SO WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT. ONE IS OF COURSE, THAT FUTURE LAND USE PLAN, WHICH IS REALLY THE COLORS ON THE MAP. THE OTHER IS A SERIES OF DECISION MAKING CRITERIA THAT GOES ALONG WITH EVERY REZONING EVALUATION. WE RECOGNIZE WITH THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEN IT WAS ADOPTED, THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT A 30,000 FOOT VIEW. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY EXACTLY WHERE SOMETHING IS GOING TO BE TO A LOT LINE. SO THAT'S WHY THAT FLEXIBILITY WITH THAT DECISION MAKING CRITERIA IS BUILT IN THERE. THIS AREA ENCOMPASSES AN AREA THAT WAS BOTH A MIX OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL. THE EXISTING ZONING ALREADY ALLOWED FOR THAT MIX OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL. WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS A MODIFICATION TO HOW IT'S ORIENTED. AND OF COURSE, THEN BRINGING IN THAT MULTIFAMILY COMPONENT, GIVING THE DECISION MAKING CRITERIA, THE MIX THAT WAS SHOWN ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE EXISTING ZONING, THAT IS, THOSE ARE ALL THE FACTORS THAT WE LOOKED AT WHEN MAKING OUR RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE A QUESTION FOR JENNIFER? NO THANK YOU JENNIFER. ACTUALLY, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. YES, MA'AM. SOME OF THE RESIDENTS FROM PROSPER SPOKE TO THE DENSITY OF THE SINGLE FAMILY. YES. CAN YOU GO INTO THAT A LITTLE FURTHER? I SURE CAN. SO ONE THING I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'LL START FIRST BY HIGHLIGHTING WHAT IS PROPOSED IN THE NEW ZONING, WHICH IS THAT BLUE AREA HERE. SO WITHIN THAT BLUE AREA IT WOULD BE A MIX OF TWO DIFFERENT STYLES OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL. ONE, IT WOULD ALLOW FOR UP TO 135 UNITS, ACCORDING TO THE CITY'S R FIVE ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH ALLOWS 5000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS. BUT THE BALANCE OF IT WOULD HAVE TO DEVELOP UNDER THE R EIGHT ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH WHICH REQUIRES A MINIMUM 8000 SQUARE FOOT LOT IN TOTAL FOR THAT ENTIRE BLUE AREA.

THERE IS A CAP INCLUDED IN THE ZONING THAT WOULD LIMIT ALL THE DWELLING UNITS TO NO MORE THAN 300. SO UNDER THE CURRENT ZONING, WHICH I'LL GO BACK TO, THAT BRIGHT YELLOW IS CONSIDERED

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GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. GARY GRAHAM DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING. SO WHAT JENNIFER WAS ALLUDING TO WITH THE MULTIFAMILY IS IN THE NORTHWEST SECTOR HERE. WE DON'T HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WATER CAPACITY. AND SO WE HAVE TOLD THE DEVELOPER THEY CANNOT BUILD THE MULTIFAMILY UNTIL WE BUILD ANOTHER WATER LINE SERVING THIS AREA. SO THE MULTIFAMILY IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE RESTRICTED TO FOR BEFORE THEY CAN EVEN BEGIN CONSTRUCTION FOR 2 TO 3 YEARS, HOPEFULLY ALLOWING TXDOT TO CATCH UP AND BUILD THE ROAD. WE DON'T HAVE AN EXACT TIME FRAME OF WHEN TXDOT WILL BUILD FM 1461 YET. BUT YOU KNOW, WE DO KNOW THAT WE WILL BE ON THE CITY SIDE DELAYING APARTMENT DEVELOPMENT UNTIL WE GET THAT SECOND SOURCE OF WATER UP THERE. AND GARY, 1461 IS, IS CUSTARD THAT WE CALL IT. RIGHT, SO OR NO CUSTER. 1461 IS WHAT WE CALL LORD HOWE PARKWAY. OKAY. SO FRONTIER SO TXDOT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT ROAD. YES. ARE THEY RESPONSIBLE FOR CUSTER AS WELL? CUSTER HAS ALREADY BEEN CONSTRUCTED SIX LANES ALL THE WAY UP TO NOTICE THAT 1460.

OKAY. SO THAT ONE IS DONE. SO IT'S TXDOT WOULD BE ON THE OTHER ONE THEN. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THAT'S AT SIX I THINK FOUR LANES. RIGHT. IS TXDOT. ACQUIRED ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY? YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY HAVE A MAJORITY OF IT. DO THEY HAVE EVERY PIECE YET I DON'T KNOW. OKAY. I DO WANT TO I DO WANT TO SPEAK TO SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE MADE. AND I CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT, YOU KNOW, PERCEPTIONS THAT ARE OUT THERE. BUT AS A FATHER OF FOUR CHILDREN, ALL CURRENTLY THAT LIVE IN RENTAL PROPERTIES, AS THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO LIVE IN A AVERAGE PRICE $600,000 HOME IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. YET THEY ARE RENTING, BUT THEY ARE HONORABLE, GOOD CITIZENS, AND THEY'RE DEFINITELY NOT DRUG DEALERS OR PROSTITUTES OR SEX OFFENDERS. AND I WOULD SAY THAT TO CLASSIFY AND JUST SPEAK IN GENERAL TERMS, THAT AN APARTMENT, AN APARTMENT RESIDENT, YOU KNOW, IS YOU'RE LIKELY TO SEE THAT IN APARTMENTS. NUMBER ONE, STATISTICALLY NOT TRUE PER CAPITA. MATTER OF FACT, NONE OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GENERALLY STATED ARE TRUE PER CAPITA TRAFFIC GENERATED CRIME RESOURCES, CITY RESOURCES, AND STRESS ON THOSE ARE ACTUALLY GENERALLY OR NOT GENERALLY ALWAYS LESS IN MULTIFAMILY.

THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT MULTIFAMILY IS ALWAYS THE RIGHT OR EVERY PLACE IS THE RIGHT PLACE FOR MULTIFAMILY, BUT I HEAR THESE THINGS AND THEY'RE JUST NOT ACCURATE. IT'S ALSO NOT ACCURATE WHEN IT'S STATED THAT PROPERTY VALUES GO DOWN BECAUSE APARTMENTS ARE BUILT IN AN AREA.

WHEN YOU BUILD CLASS A APARTMENTS AND DENSITY AND OTHER THINGS COME IN, ACTUALLY IT HAS THE OPPOSITE EFFECT. GENERALLY, PROPERTY VALUES GO UP IN TODAY'S WORLD OF DENSITY URBAN LIVING.

SO I CAN'T HELP TO I'LL ADD A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT, MR. MAYOR, YOU KNOW, THIS IS OUR CITY, THIS IS MCKINNEY THAT THIS WOULD BE. AND IF WE REALLY THOUGHT THERE WAS A REASONABLE CHANCE OF INCREASED CRIME AND ALL THIS STUFF, WE WOULDN'T DO IT. I'VE BEEN IN MCKINNEY 29 YEARS. I'VE SEEN SO MANY APARTMENTS GO UP. I'VE SEEN MY PROPERTY VALUES GO UP. I'VE SEEN MY NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY VALUES GO UP. I GET THAT THERE IS SOME LEVEL OF CRIME THERE, BUT YOU KNOW, AND STUFF IN THERE. BUT WE HAVE IT IN SINGLE FAMILY TOO. WE. THE THING THAT STRIKES ME IS

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TRAFFIC IS AWFUL THESE DAYS FOR ALL OF US. AND I GET THAT RIGHT. TRAFFIC? DANG. WHAT HAPPENED? YOU KNOW, WE GOT IT. I THINK THE BEST WE CAN DO TO MITIGATE TRAFFIC IS MOVE THINGS CLOSER TO US THAT WE NEED. I CALCULATE CHANCES AT ABOUT 100% THAT THERE WILL BE A GROCERY STORE AT THIS YET TO BE VERY MAJOR INTERSECTION, AND I WANT IT IN MCKINNEY. THIS GIVES US A CHANCE TO DO THAT. I'D FINISH WITH, YOU KNOW, THE R5 HOUSING. I REMEMBER WHEN CRAIG RANCH WAS BUILT AND YOU'VE GOT THESE THREE STORY HOMES WITH ELEVATORS IN THEM ON NEXT TO ZERO LOT LINE LOTS.

THESE AREN'T GOING TO SELL. OH BOY. THEY SOLD. YOU KNOW, THE HOUSING IS MUSIC TO MY EARS BECAUSE WE WANT MUCH MORE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING HERE IN MCKINNEY. AND IT'S NOT LIKE WHAT IT WAS WHEN I BOUGHT MY HOUSE IN MCKINNEY 29 YEARS AGO. YOU CAN'T GO AND BUY A QUARTER ACRE LOT AND DO ALL THIS STUFF. WITH THE INTEREST RATES AND COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION TODAY THAT WE THAT WE HAVE. SO WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING IS THEY'RE BUYING SMALLER LOTS AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE DEMAND IS LIKE, THE DEVELOPERS BUILDING IT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN MCKINNEY. SO WE'VE KIND OF BEEN WHERE PROSPER IS. WE WERE THERE A LONG TIME AGO. WITH THE GROWTH. I GET THE FEARS. I WAS A DAD. TWO OF THREE GIRLS HAD MY HEAD ON A SWIVEL, BUT THOSE THINGS JUST DON'T MANIFEST. AND I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD ADDITION TO THE CITY. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

YEAH. I JUST I WANT TO ADD, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT DENSITY, THERE'S A BILL RIGHT NOW. AND I'M MENTIONING THIS BECAUSE IF YOU'RE IN THE AUDIENCE AND YOU DON'T LIKE THIS BILL, CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS. IT'S SENATE BILL 15. SENATE BILL 15 WOULD TAKE AWAY MY CITY, YOUR CITY FOR THOSE FROM PROSPER. THEY WOULD TAKE AWAY OUR ABILITY TO REGULATE LOT SIZES AT ALL, PERIOD. ANY LOT SIZE CAN BE DEVELOPED. WE COULDN'T STOP IT. THEY WANT TO DEVELOP A 500 SQUARE FOOT LOT AND DEVELOP 500 SQUARE FOOT LOT AND PUT A 400 FOOT HOUSE ON IT. SO THAT SENATE BILL 15 AND IT IS IN IT'S GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS RIGHT NOW. IT'S GOT LEGS. SO IF YOU ARE IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT LOT SIZES AND FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE SOME STANDARDS THAT CITIES HAVE THE RIGHT AND THE ABILITY TO IMPOSE. CONTACT YOUR LEGISLATOR. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT AS WELL THAT I KNOW THERE'S SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DENSITY OF SINGLE FAMILY, BUT HONESTLY, WE ARE THANKING OUR LUCKY STARS THAT WE'RE GETTING SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT HERE. IT IS A PRODUCT THAT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR US TO GET IN MCKINNEY. SO I THINK YOU WOULD MUCH PREFER SMALLER LOTS STILL SINGLE FAMILY THAN A GINORMOUS GROUP OF APARTMENT COMPLEXES OVER HERE. NOW, THAT BEING SAID, THE LAST TIME THIS ITEM CAME TO COUNCIL, I MADE SOME STATEMENTS ABOUT MY PREFERENCES ON MULTIFAMILY AND WHERE THEY'RE BUILT. THAT HAS NOT CHANGED, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE SINGLE FAMILY AND THE COMMERCIAL THAT YOU ARE BRINGING TO THE AREA. MR. MAYOR, IF I MAY, THIS DID COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL OR A LIMITED NUMBER OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, AND I MADE THE STATEMENT THAT ALTHOUGH I'M THE LEAST LIKELY TO APPROVE A MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY UP HERE, THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD EXCHANGE TO GET THE LARGE NUMBER OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT WE'RE GETTING HERE, AS WELL AS THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD TRADE ON THAT. AND TO YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN, YOU KNOW, MY LITTLE DERELICT DAUGHTER LIVES IN THE APARTMENTS HERE IN DOWNTOWN MCKINNEY. AND IT'S A FURTHER TESTAMENT TO THE EFFICIENCY OF THE MCKINNEY POLICE DEPARTMENT. YEAH. AND AGAIN, WHEN WE AND I SAID IT BEFORE, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TRAFFIC, YOU PUT A STARBUCKS AND A AND A MCDONALD'S ON THERE, AND YOU HAVE MUCH MORE TRAFFIC THAN YOU DO WITH THE RESIDENTIAL. AND IT'S JUST A FACT. BUT ANYWAY, IS THERE A MOTION, MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS ITEM AND WE'LL PUNCH MY APPROPRIATE BUTTON ON THE SCREEN WHEN IT APPEARS. I'LL SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. LOOK AT THAT. MOTION PASSES. MOVING TO ITEM

[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “PD” - Planned Development District to “GC” - Government Complex District, Located at 1400 S. College Street, and Accompanying Ordinance]

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THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WELL IT'S THE APPLICANT IS ALSO YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM. DO NOT SHOW ANYBODY HAS SIGNED UP TO SIGN. SO WITH THAT WE COULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE ITEM AS PRESENTED BY STAFF. I'LL SECOND. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

DOCTOR. FELTUS. SHE NEEDS TO VOTE. OKAY. MOTION PASSES. ITEM 240095Z. TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC

[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “RS 84” - Single Family Residence to “TR1.8” - Townhome Residential District, Located at 1405 N Graves Street, Accompanying Ordinance]

THERE'S THE ONE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, SO THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE AN EXISTING PROPERTY.

IT'S ABOUT A QUARTER ACRE LOT ON GROVE STREET FROM ITS EXISTING ZONING OF RS. 84 TO OUR TR 1.8 ZONING DISTRICT. SO THE TR 1.8 ZONING DISTRICT IS WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER OUR TOWNHOME ZONING DISTRICT. BUT IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF DUPLEX USES. SO THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO REZONE THE VACANT LOT TO I'M SORRY. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE GO TO THE ONE WITH THE AERIAL, IF YOU DON'T MIND. PERFECT. WE'VE GOT A COUPLE ON THIS ONE. SO. SO IT IS A VACANT LOT WITHIN SOME EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS. AND WHEN YOU LOOK SURROUNDING THE PROPERTY, IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THAT NEXT SLIDE FOR ME. SORRY. ONE MORE. HERE WE GO. THIS IS SORT OF A LAY OF THE LAND IN TERMS OF THE ZONING ENTITLEMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE FOR THE AREA AROUND IT. SO UP TO THE NORTH AND WEST WHERE YOU SEE THAT PURPLE, THERE'S SOME EXISTING INDEPENDENT LIVING AND MULTI MULTIFAMILY USES. THAT SORT OF YELLOW L SHAPE IS ACTUALLY A DUPLEX ZONING DISTRICT. AND IT HAS A MIX OF EXISTING DUPLEXES AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES WHERE YOU SEE THE BLUE AND THE WHITE. IT'S REALLY A MIX OF JUST MORE TRADITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES. SO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SHOWN THERE. IT'S AGAIN A VACANT PROPERTY. THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO DEVELOP A DUPLEX ON THE TRACT, WHICH IS THE REASON THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE REZONING. STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REQUEST. IT IS IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AND WE ARE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE ITEM. AND WE HAVE DEFINITELY RECEIVED SOME LETTERS OF OPPOSITION THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. ONE THING I ALSO WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD IS JUST PRIOR TO TONIGHT'S MEETING, WE DID GET A PAPER COPY OF A WRITTEN PETITION. ALTHOUGH IT DOESN'T MEET THE STATE REQUIREMENTS TO BE A VALID WRITTEN PROTEST, IT HASN'T BEEN VALIDATED AT ALL. WE DID WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE

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AND THEN I DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. I BELIEVE LEONARD EDGAR WILL BE THE FIRST ONE. MAYOR FULLER, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. IT'S GOOD TO SEE EACH OF YOU HERE. I HOPE YOU'RE DOING WELL. THANK YOU FOR SERVING THE CITIZENS OF MCKINNEY. MY NAME IS LEONARD EDGAR, AND MY WIFE AND I OWN THE PROPERTY RIGHT NEXT DOOR. 1401 AND 1403 NORTH GRAVES. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IS A WELL ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD, AS THE ORIGINAL SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES ON NORTH GRAVE STREET WERE BUILT IN 1950S AND THE 1960S. SO IT'S ABOUT A 60 YEAR OLD NEIGHBORHOOD, WELL ESTABLISHED. MOST OF THE ZONING IS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL FOR THE IMMEDIATE AREA. AND IF WOULD YOU MIND SHOWING THAT DIAGRAM AGAIN, THE LAST ONE THAT YOU JUST SHOWED THAT SHOWS THE LITTLE BIT OF YELLOW. SO THIS DIAGRAM HERE, IF YOU'LL NOTICE THAT ALL OF THE WHITE ARE SINGLE FAMILY, ALL THE WHITE THE DUPLEX RESIDENTIAL. CURRENTLY YOU SEE THE LITTLE YELLOWS THERE. THAT'S THAT'S A THAT'S THE MULTI-FAMILY THERE. SO THIS IS PRIMARILY SINGLE FAMILY. NOW. I THAT RIGHT NEXT DOOR THAT YELLOW AREA THAT'S A DUPLEX THAT I OWN. I BOUGHT IT IN 2006. I BOUGHT IT AS A MULTI-FAMILY DUPLEX AND I KNEW WHAT I WAS BUYING WHEN I PURCHASED IT. MY DUPLEX IS HAS ONE BEDROOM IN EACH DUPLEX, AND IT HAS ONE CAR GARAGE ON EACH SIDE. AND THERE'S ROOM IN THE DRIVEWAY FOR TWO MORE CARS. SO THERE'S A ROOM FOR A TOTAL OF SIX CARS IN THAT DUPLEX. THE PROPOSAL NEXT DOOR, THE GENTLEMAN, THE DEVELOPERS, MY UNDERSTANDING AFTER TALKING WITH PLANNING AND ZONING THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO BUILD A TWO STORY TOWNHOME WITH THREE BEDROOMS ON EACH UNIT FOR A TOTAL OF SIX BEDROOMS. IF THOSE UNITS ARE LEASED OUT, SAY, TO A MOTHER AND FATHER WITH TWO TEENAGE DRIVING KIDS, THERE'S GOING TO BE EIGHT CARS FOR THAT PROPERTY. AND SO THE WAY THE WHAT I SAW BEFORE WAS THE TOWNHOMES, THERE WILL BE A DRIVEWAY ON EACH SIDE. SO IN THE FRONT THERE MIGHT BE ROOM FOR ONE CAR TO PARK, BUT THERE'S NOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF STREET IN FRONT OF THAT UNIT. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE PARKING IN FRONT OF OUR RESIDENCES. AND SO WE FEEL LIKE THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ISSUE WITH PARKING AND HAVING THEM PARK IN OUR HOUSE. AND NOBODY WANTS YOUR NEIGHBORS PARKING IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE ON A DAILY BASIS. THERE ARE NO OTHER TOWNHOMES ON NORTH GRAVE STREET. THE PROPOSED SIX BEDROOM TOWNHOME IS LARGER THAN ANY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE IN THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD. MOST OF THE HOUSES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE SINGLE STORY AND HAVE THREE BEDROOMS, WITH VERY FEW HAVING FOUR BEDROOMS. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS ARE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES. THE MULTIFAMILY MULTIFAMILY RESIDENCE THAT THAT BORDERED THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE FEW. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SELLER OF THE SUBJECT LOT SOLD THE PROPERTY, ZONED AS SINGLE FAMILY

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RUKUN KAYA. AND THAT'S THE APPLICANT. I'M SORRY, JUAN CORTEZ. HELLO. MY NAME IS JUAN CARLOS CORTEZ. I LIVE AT 103 BELDEN CIRCLE, JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM THIS PROPERTY. AND THERE'S NOTHING THAT I CAN SAY TO YOU THAT HE HASN'T ALREADY SAID BEFORE ME. SO I'M GOING TO TOUCH YOUR HEARTS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR CITY. AND THE MAYOR HAS HEARD IT. IT'S MORE THAN THREE MINUTES. SO I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A SMALL VERSION OF MY SONG. IT'S CALLED THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. I LIVE IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. I HOPE YOU LIKE IT. I LIVED IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, WHERE I FELL IN LOVE WITH CRAPE MYRTLE TREE. WE'RE ROLLING. HILLS ARE FULL OF BEAUTY, UNIQUE BY NATURE IS OUR THEME. WE'RE THE DOWNTOWN SQUARE IS FULL OF MAGIC. YOU'LL FIND ARTISTS SINGING AND PAINTING IN THE STREETS. IT'S ALWAYS BUSTLING WITH FESTIVITIES AS PATRONS GATHER TO ENJOY OUR VINTAGE THEME. WHERE TEXAS LEAVES FOREVER, WHERE I RUN AND SING MY SONG. I SING THE STORIES OF MY LIFE TO VETERANS GATHERING IN A SMOKY BAR. AND IN THE OLD PART OF MCKINNEY, WHERE HISTORIC BUILDINGS STILL STAND. YOU'LL ENJOY THE HISTORY OF OUR CITY.

WE'RE UNIQUE BY NATURE AND FULL OF CRAPE MYRTLE TREES. YOU'LL LOVE OUR CITY OF MCKINNEY. WE'RE UNIQUE BY NATURE AND FULL OF CRAPE MYRTLE TREES. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE KEEP MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

THANK YOU. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE KEEP MY NEIGHBORHOOD AS SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. A LOT OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE MOVING THERE, LIKE MYSELF, I MOVED FROM STONEBRIDGE TO THERE, AND I SAW A BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE HOME WITH A BIG BACKYARD, BEAUTIFUL FRONT YARD IN THE CUL DE SAC, AND I CALL IT LIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AND CLOSE TO EVERYTHING. AND IT'S A FAMILY, FAMILY, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. THIS INDUSTRIALISTS ARE COMING IN THERE TO TRY TO DESTROY THAT FOR US. PLEASE DON'T LET THEM DO THAT. PLEASE REMEMBER MY SONG.

AND, GEORGE. THIS IS THE ONE TIME I NEED YOUR HELP. DON'T LET HIM DO IT. LET ME WIN. OKAY? THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ERIN MANLEY. HOW Y'ALL DOING TODAY? GOOD, GOOD I LIVE I'M SORRY. AARON MANLEY I LIVE AT 1407 NORTH GRAVES. THE PROPERTY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT PROPERTY. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT REAL QUICK, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO EVERYTHING ON THIS. THERE'S ONE TOWNHOME THAT IS BUILT THERE. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S THREE DUPLEXES THAT ARE ON THAT, ON THAT, ON THAT, OR ON THAT CIRCLE STREET. THE REST OF THEM ARE RESIDENTIAL HOUSES. THERE'S ONE OTHER DUPLEX THAT'S ACTUALLY ON WHITE STREET, BUT THEY'RE NOT BIG DUPLEXES. THEY'RE THEY'RE BIG ENOUGH FOR THEIR PARKING AND FOR THE PEOPLE AND FOR THAT LOT.

YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE CONCERN ABOUT THIS HOUSE GETTING BUILT THERE. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE

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NO, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. NO ONE ELSE HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. MR. MAYOR, I MOVE, WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, THEN I'LL HAVE SOME REMARKS. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. I ALSO HAD YOU AS THE APPLICANT.

YOU WANT TO SPEAK BECAUSE. YES. OKAY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. I PULLED THE CARD. I THOUGHT I WOULD GET TO SPEAK. 509 SANDALWOOD DRIVE, MCKINNEY, TEXAS. I'M A PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE IN SHERMAN, AUSTIN COLLEGE. YEAH, I MOVED TO MCKINNEY FIVE YEARS AGO. I WORKED AT TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY BEFORE, AND WE MADE MCKINNEY OUR HOME BECAUSE MY WIFE WORKS IN THE AREA. AND LAST YEAR WE PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY FOR MY FATHER IN LAW. MY FATHER IN LAW OWNS THE PROPERTY. THEY DON'T LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT THEY ENVISIONED A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN COME AND STAY WHEN THEY ARE VISITING US AND THE GRANDKIDS. BUT THEN AT THE SAME TIME, OF COURSE, BUILDING A PROPERTY IS A COSTLY THING, ESPECIALLY COMING TO THIS COUNTRY AND THEN TRYING TO DO THAT. SO HIS IDEA WAS THAT PURCHASING THIS PROPERTY AND WE CONTACTED THE CITY, ASKED ABOUT THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES BEING ZONED FOR, I DON'T KNOW, TOWNHOMES. I DON'T EXACTLY KNOW THE LANGUAGE, BUT AND WE ASKED THEM IF THERE WOULD BE ANY POSSIBILITY AND THEY SAID, YEAH, LIKE YOU COULD, YOU COULD APPLY FOR THAT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID. WE WENT AHEAD AND APPLIED FOR A REZONING. HIS IDEA IS THAT HE WOULD GET TO STAY IN ONE OF THE UNITS WHEN HE'S VISITING US AND HIS GRANDKIDS WHILE HE GETS TO SELL THE OTHER UNIT AND MAYBE, LIKE, PAY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS IN THE MEANWHILE. SO THAT'S MORE OR LESS OUR PLAN. WE ARE NOT DEVELOPERS. I'M DEFINITELY NOT ONE. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS. I'M WORKING WITH A PROFESSIONAL, MR. AHMED ZAMAN. HE IS THE ARCHITECT THAT HE HE HE DID THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR US. BUT YEAH, THANK THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT MY NEIGHBORS MIGHT HAVE OR LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE ON THE ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. I'LL MOVE THAT. WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL SECOND ALL. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. VOTE ON THAT.

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AND YES, I GOT A LOT OF THOUGHTS. AND JERRY'S NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY WITH ME BECAUSE I KNOW SHE'S GOT SOMEWHERE TO GO. BUT WE TALK A LOT ABOUT CREATING MISSING MIDDLE HOUSING AND TRYING TO FIND THESE DENSITIES THAT, THAT, THAT WORK. AND A LOT OF TIMES WE FIND THAT WITH INFILL OR THAT'S THE WAY PEOPLE FIND IT RIGHT NOW. SOMEONE CAN BUILD A HOUSE THAT CAN BE A RENTAL UNIT. THEY CAN BUILD A FOUR BEDROOM, A FIVE BEDROOM HOUSE RIGHT THERE. THAT CAN BE A RENTAL UNIT. IT CAN HAVE ALL THE CARS THAT YOU HAVE. YOU CAN COME DOWN TO MY HOUSE. I HAVE WAY TOO MANY CARS. YOU DO AND I PARK THEM. I'VE GOT A NEIGHBOR WHO HAS WAY TOO MANY CARS AND WE'RE FIGHTING OVER PARKING SPOTS, SO I HEAR THAT. BUT I DO HAVE TWO TEENAGE GIRLS, AND WE HAVE FIVE CARS IN MY HOUSE RIGHT NOW, AND ONLY THREE OF THEM PARK IN A IN A DRIVEWAY. TWO OF THEM PARK ON A STREET. AND SO BUT THAT'S THE WAY A NEIGHBORHOOD WORKS. IT KIND OF EBBS AND FLOWS, AND SOME NEIGHBORS DON'T HAVE ANY CARS AND SOME HAVE A LOT. AND CARS SLOW TRAFFIC DOWN. THE NEIGHBOR WHO MOVED THERE ACROSS FROM ME THAT I'M COMPLAINING ABOUT THEIR CARS, THEY STARTED PARKING ON THE CURB. I SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. NOBODY DRIVES THROUGH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT FAST. AND GRAVES MAY BE DIFFERENT, BUT ON BRADLEY STREET THEY DON'T, AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING THEIR WINDSHIELD OR THEIR REAR VIEW MIRRORS HIT, BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE WAY THAT ROAD IS USED. AND THEY'VE BEEN BLESSED BY BEING IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. BUT THEY STILL HAVE A LOT OF CARS. BUT WE DON'T ZONE FOR USERS. SO THIS CAN BE A RENTAL. WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, IT CAN HAVE LOTS OF BEDROOMS. AND WE ALSO HAVE AN ALLOWANCE IN MCKINNEY THAT ALLOWS FOR AN ADU. SO THIS CAN DEVELOP AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE WITH AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT THAT CAN BE LEASED. AND SO THAT SAME LEVEL OF INTENSITY THAT TWO USERS, TWO RENTAL USERS CAN BE ON THIS PROPERTY BY RIGHT TODAY. AND SO ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS FORM THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T WANT A TWO STORY, THREE BEDROOM PROPERTY. AND I GUESS I HAVE A HARD TIME TELLING SOMEBODY NO, WHEN THE HOUSE NEXT TO IT HAS THAT. IF YOU'VE SEEN MY PROPERTY DOWN THE STREET, I'VE HAD THREE TOWNHOMES COME IN ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME, AND MY ONLY COMPLAINT WITH IT, I WISH THEY WOULD HAVE BUILT FIVE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I DON'T LIKE THAT THEY BUILT 4000 SQUARE FOOT HOMES. I WANTED THEM TO BE 1500 TO 2000 SQUARE FOOT HOMES. THAT MADE THEM MORE AFFORDABLE FOR PEOPLE. BECAUSE I BUILT TEN YEARS AGO FOR A THIRD OF THE PRICE THAT YOU CAN BUILD FOR IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD TODAY. AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE DOWN THE STREET THAT'S LISTED, HAS BEEN LISTED FOR A YEAR FOR 1,000,003 ON WHITE STREET. AND SO I AM I'M OF THE MINDSET THAT WE NEED TO FIND SOME WAYS TO GET MISSING MIDDLE. AND I DON'T THINK DENYING THIS, DENYING THIS REQUEST DOESN'T KEEP IT FROM BEING A RENTAL PROPERTY DENIED. IT DOESN'T KEEP IT FROM BEING RENTED TO TWO USERS. AND ALL WE'RE DOING IS TALKING ABOUT FORM, WHICH EXISTS RIGHT THERE AS IT SITS TODAY. AND SO I'M, I'M OKAY WITH, WITH THE STEPPED UP DENSITY ALLOWANCE ON THIS SITE. SO JUSTIN, YOU BROUGHT UP A POINT I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT WITH THE LAW. NOW THEY CAN DO JUST WHAT YOU SAID. THEY CAN BUILD ONE UNIT AND BUILD AN ACCESSORY UNIT. IT HAS SOME SIZE LIMITATIONS. I KNOW THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT CAN'T HAS TO BE A PROPORTION OF THE ORIGINAL HOUSE AND ALL THOSE THINGS. SO YOU COULDN'T END UP WITH THE SIZE. THAT'S THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE CAN'T WE CAN'T ZONE THE USER. WE CAN'T ZONE THE INTENSITY USE, BUT WE CAN'T ZONE THE SIZE. AND THAT'S ALL WE'RE DOING WITH SB 15 PASSES. THEY CAN COME IN AND CUT THAT LOT IN TWO ANYWAY. YEAH. SO YOU GAVE ME YOU GAVE ME A REASON TO RECONSIDER WHAT I WAS THINKING. AND THIS IS YOUR DISTRICT. SO I WANT TO RESPECT THAT AS WELL. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION? MR. MAYOR, I HAVE TO SAY THAT I UNDERSTAND THE ARGUMENTS

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THERE'S NOTHING I HEAR MORE IN MY DISTRICT IS JUST SOUTH OF THIS PROPERTY. SO UNDER WHITE AND THERE'S NOTHING I HEAR MORE ABOUT THAN THE TRAFFIC AND THE CLUTTER ON THE STREET WITH ALL THE CARS. SO I DON'T WANT TO ADD TO AN ALREADY EXISTING PROBLEM. SO FOR THAT REASON, I'M GOING TO BE IN AGREEMENT WITH PATRICK. WELL, MR. MAYOR, GIVEN THAT I'M GOING TO MOVE, THAT WE DENY THIS THIS REQUEST, I'M GOING TO SECOND, BECAUSE YOU MADE A GOOD ARGUMENT TO.

MOTION PASSES, MOTION DENIED. RIGHT. OR THE PASS MOTION PASSED RIGHT. MOTION PASSES, WHICH MEANS THE BUILDING IS DENIED. LAST ITEM 250. NO. SECOND TO LAST 250005Z2. REQUEST TO REZONE

[Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Request to Rezone the Subject Property from “AG” - Agriculture District and “RED-2” - Residential Estate District to “I1” - Light Industrial District, Located on the Northwest Corner of Airport Drive and Old Mill Road, and Accompanying Ordinance]

I'M JUST HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. MY NAME IS TOM MURRAY AND I'M WORK WITH MIKE REDEKER WHO'S THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. AND SO I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO IT I COULD JUST ADD IT'S A IT'S A SERVICE FACILITY OBVIOUSLY TO BRING HIGH SPEED TELECOM TO THE AREA AND SUPPORT IT. SO APPROXIMATELY 5 MILLION IN ADDED VALUE TO THE TAX BASE. TOM. WHAT DOES THAT TOM. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FROM A DESIGN REQUIREMENT. LIKE IS IT IS IT A BUILDING THAT'S GOING TO TAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF THE SPACE, OR IS IT PARKING FOR SERVICE VEHICLES, LIKE WHAT IS THE WHAT? IT'S AN AT&T FACILITY ISN'T IT. YES. LIKE WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE.

BECAUSE WE'VE GOT ONE RIGHT HERE. YES. AND IS IT GOING TO LOOK LIKE THAT. IT'LL BE APPROXIMATELY 30,000 SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE FACILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE IN ONE. AND THEN SURROUNDED PARKING FOR SERVICE VEHICLES. SO EMPLOYEES WOULD BE COMING IN PARKING, AND THEN THE SERVICE VEHICLES WOULD BE GOING OUT DURING THE DAY AND THEN COMING BACK. AND AS JENNIFER MENTIONED, IT'S THE EASY ACCESS TO THE 546. THAT'S A BIG ADVANTAGE HERE. NOW WHEN YOU SAY SERVICE VEHICLES ARE WE USING IS BIG YELLOW ION GOING TO BE OUT THERE. HEAVY HEAVY EQUIPMENT.

BIG. IT WOULD BE TELESCOPING THINGS FOR LIGHT POLES AND THINGS. I MEAN I'M JUST THINKING

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JENNIFER, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. BEING THAT, OF COURSE WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO REGULATE BUILDING MATERIALS OR ANYTHING ANYMORE THANKS TO 2439 THAT VARIOUS LEGISLATORS THAT REPRESENT US APPROVED IN A REZONE, THOUGH, COULD WE NEGOTIATE THOSE SOME STANDARDS IN IF WE. SO THIS IS A STRAIGHT REZONING. SO IT WOULD NEED TO BE A PD PLAN DEVELOPMENT IF WE WANTED TO INCORPORATE ANY OF THOSE ITEMS. I WOULD TO SPEAK TO THE DEVELOPMENT QUALITY. KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS FACILITY HERE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. SO MANY PIECES OF IT PROBABLY DEVELOPED BEFORE SOME OF OUR MODERN REQUIREMENTS, SO THEY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ALL OF OUR STANDARD DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS IN TERMS OF SCREENING THE PARKING. THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE CONCRETE PAVED PARKING, DUST FREE SURFACES FOR ANY OF THEIR FIRE LANES. SO THINGS LIKE THAT THAT YOU MAY SEE SOME OF THAT HERE THAT DOESN'T EXIST. BUT IN THIS NEW FACILITY THEY WOULD BE MODERN DEVELOPMENT. THE SCREENING IS IMPORTANT.

SCREENING, RIGHT LANDSCAPE BUFFERS, LANDSCAPING, MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS, AS WELL AS DESIGN FOR WHEREVER THEY'RE STORING THEIR VEHICLES, WHETHER THEY ARE LARGE TRACKED EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES OR THE SERVICE VEHICLES, THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO MEET THE PARKING STANDARDS THAT WE HAVE FOR THOSE TYPES OF VEHICLES. I MIGHT ASK YOU SOME MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT. AFTER, I THINK SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT WILL BE MADE SURE. BUT. YEAH, I'LL JUST WAIT UNTIL UNTIL THAT. OH, I GOT ONE. YOU CAN ANSWER FOR ME RIGHT NOW. YOU SAID THAT SCREENING IS REQUIRED NEXT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES. THE FACT THAT THESE PROPERTIES NEXT TO IT ARE ZONED AG DOES THAT PRECLUDES A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY? WE WOULD REQUIRE THE SCREENING, AND WE ALSO REQUIRE SCREENING OF CERTAIN SITE FEATURES. SO IF THERE'S ANY BAY DOORS, THEY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE SCREENED. EVEN SOME OF THE WHAT WE CALL INVENTORY OR FLEET PARKING. THERE MAY LIKELY BE SOME SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE LOTS AS WELL. SO NOT JUST ALONG THE PERIMETER, BUT CERTAIN SITE FEATURES WOULD ALSO REQUIRE THAT OUTDOOR STORAGE IS REQUIRED TO BE SCREENED FROM PUBLIC VIEW AS WELL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WE HAVE FEW PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. GEORGINE WOULD. HI, EVERYBODY. HI, I'M GEORGINA WOOD. I LIVE AT 1290 OLD MILL ROAD AND WE ARE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET AT THE CORNER JUST ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS PROPERTY. AND I'M FOR I AM VERY OPPOSED TO THE BUILDING OF THE OF THE 30,000 SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE. WHEN WE WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY AND BUILT OUR HOUSE, IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO. SO WE HAVE SEEN LOTS OF CHANGES, ESPECIALLY WITH THE AIRPORT. BUT THE REASON WE BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY AND THE REASON WE BUILT WHERE WE DID WAS THE IT'S SURROUNDED BY THIS NATIVE PECAN TREE ORCHARD AND ALL THOSE TREES ACROSS THE STREET. I WANTED MY KITCHEN TO BE IN THE FRONT SO I COULD LOOK OUT AND SEE THAT LOT.

AND I'M SO AFRAID WITH THIS BUILDING THAT ALL OF THOSE TREES WILL BE DESTROYED. AND THAT WOOD. I CAN JUST HEAR THAT MACHINE AS IT TAKES A WHOLE TREE AND GRINDS IT UP TO CHIPS. IT'S SOMETHING I JUST REALLY DON'T WANT TO SEE. WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED ON OUR PROPERTY. IT'S TAKEN US A LONG TIME TO GET IT. WE ARE OCTOGENARIAN OCTOGENARIANS, BOTH OF US. MY HUSBAND AND ME. AND I DON'T WANT TO MOVE. I DON'T WANT TO START OVER. I LOVE WHERE WE LIVE, BUT I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT IT OUT MY KITCHEN WINDOW. AND INSTEAD OF SEEING THOSE PECAN TREES, I

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AIRPORT BOULEVARD COMES DOWN THAT EAST SIDE OF MY PROPERTY OR OUR PROPERTY. SO ANYWAY, THAT'S, THAT'S THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. AND THEN THE TRAFFIC, THE ROADS NOW THAT ARE THERE CANNOT HANDLE THAT KIND OF TRAFFIC. I DON'T WANT TO LOOK AT A, YOU KNOW, A WHITE CONCRETE BOX WITH AN AT&T SIGN ON IT WITH A CHAIN LINK FENCE ALL AROUND IT. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME DESIGN STANDARDS IN THERE THAT HELP US. MAYBE PRESERVE SOME OF THE COMMUNITY AND SOME OF THE, THE LANDSCAPE AND PRESERVE A LITTLE BIT OF OUR, OUR HAPPINESS IN DOGTOWN, WHICH IT'S WHAT IT USED TO BE CALLED. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, JULIE COX.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JULIE COX AND I LIVE AT 1280 OLD MILL ROAD TO THE LEFT OF GENE AND WOODY. AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME TONIGHT. AS GENE SAID, WE HAVE A BIG DRAINAGE PROBLEM. IT STARTED OFF WITH SIMPSONS STRONG TIDE AND CAME OVER TO 1290 RUNS TO THE BACK OF MY PASTURE. AND AS THE BUILDINGS KEPT COMING IN, THEY JUST TIE INTO IT. AND A LOT OF THE BACK PASTURES JUST SUPPOSED TO BE 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN, BUT IT STAYS SATURATED. SO THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM FOR ME. IF THEY COME IN AND THEY JUST TIE IN AND EVERYBODY JUST SAYS IT'S SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROBLEM, SO I JUST END UP WITH WET PASTURE AND I HAVE HORSES. SO I HAVE FIVE HORSES AND THERE'S JUST AREAS THAT THEY DON'T GET TO GO. BUT I DO LOVE MY LIFE THERE. I'VE MOVED THERE. AND 20 YEARS AGO, SO I'VE BEEN THERE 20 YEARS. I'VE SEEN A LOT OF CHANGE. I KNOW CHANGE IS COMING, BUT I DO HOPE THAT WE CAN PEACEFULLY COEXIST AND CONCERNS WITH THE NOISE, THE TRAFFIC. THERE'S NO SIDEWALK. SO LITTLE SCARY KIND OF TO WALK IF WE START HAVING A LOT OF TRAFFIC. WE ALREADY HAVE THE AMAZONS. WE HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR. THEY'RE ALWAYS ON A MISSION, BUT I DO LOVE IT THERE. AND WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC, THE NOISE, YOU KNOW, THE LIGHTS. A LOT OF TIMES THE LIGHTS ARE REAL BRIGHT ON THOSE BIG BUILDINGS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE SHADED FROM SOME TREES, SO IF THEY CUT THOSE DOWN, I WOULD ASK THAT. YEAH, WE GET TO LOOK AT SOME PLANS AND MAYBE WEIGH IN JUST TO KIND OF KEEP OUR OPTIONS AND OUR CONCERNS, YOU KNOW, PRESENT. AND THANK YOU, JUSTIN, FOR HELPING US WITH THE PREVIOUS STOP. SO THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, ERIC SANTANA. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, I'M ERIC SANTANA. I

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THAT'S THE END OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP. IS THERE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. SECOND, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES.

JENNIFER, I'M GOING TO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. ALL RIGHT? I DID IT. DIDN'T TAKE IT. OKAY. SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S YOU KNOW, WE HEAR WE HEAR ALL THIS. AND I WOULD LOVE TO LOOK AT ORCHARDS FOR ETERNITY AS WELL AND NO DOUBT. BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT AS THEY'VE STATED, THEY UNDERSTAND AT SOME POINT IT'S GOING TO BE DEVELOPED. AND THAT'S THE, THE, THE REALITY OF IT IS THAT IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT A BINARY CHOICE OF THIS BEING DEVELOPED OR CON ORCHARD FOREVER. IT'S THIS BEING DEVELOPED OR SOMETHING ELSE BEING DEVELOPED. WHAT IS THE PLANNING'S VISION TO THIS PROPERTY OR IN THE COMP PLAN IS WHAT OBVIOUSLY WITH 546 COMING IN THERE NOW, IT'S NOT LIKELY THAT'S EVER GOING TO DEVELOP AS RESIDENTIAL. THAT IS CORRECT. SO I'LL TALK FIRST ABOUT THIS IS THE BUSINESS AND AVIATION DISTRICT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. THERE'S ACTUALLY NO RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMED AS PART OF THAT FUTURE LAND USE VISION, BECAUSE THE AREA IS EXPECTED TO BE SO DEVELOPED WITH THE AVIATION AND INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL USES. OH, I JUST LOST MY SCREEN. THE TRACT ITSELF. LET ME CHECK. LET ME DOUBLE CHECK THE STAFF REPORT HERE. YEAH. SO THE TRACT ITSELF IS DESIGNATED FOR EMPLOYMENT MIX, WHICH IS THAT EQUIVALENT OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES. SO IT DOES ALIGN WITH THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THAT OVERALL VISION FOR THE AREA. JENNIFER WHAT'S THAT BIG PINK OVERLAY THAT WE SEE THERE. SO THAT IS THE FUTURE SPUR 399 EXTENSION. AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST DRIVERS OBVIOUSLY FOR THE INDUSTRIAL USERS THAT WE'RE SEEING OUT HERE, BECAUSE THAT ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY IS GOING TO BE REALLY PRIME FOR THEM. AND THIS HAS BEEN A VERY INTERESTING MEETING WITH RESPECT TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT I SAID ABOUT THE SHOPPING CENTER AND NEAR PROSPER THEN PROTECTING THE NEIGHBORHOODS. BUT MIKE TYSON SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE HAS A PLAN UNTIL YOU GET PUNCHED IN THE MOUTH AND WE'RE GETTING PUNCHED IN THE MOUTH WITH SPUR 399 AND THE FUTURE OF THIS AREA, IN MY MIND, IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS SUPPORTING. I HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION FOR YOU THOUGH. WHEN AND IF AT&T COMES IN THERE AND BUILDS WHAT THEY WANT, DO THEY HAVE TO DO SOME KIND OF ENGINEERING TO MITIGATE ANY WATERS ON THEIR PROPERTY TO, TO HELP MITIGATE ANY PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT EXIST TODAY? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO WITH ANY PROJECT THAT COMES THROUGH, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH WHAT WE CONSIDERED CIVIL PLAN REVIEW, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE NOT JUST SEWER WATER, STORM WATER TRAFFIC. THEY'RE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ALL THOSE ENGINEERING PLANS FOR REVIEW, OR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO REVIEW THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING MEETS THE CITY STANDARD. I'M INCLUDING THAT DRAINAGE AND RUNOFF TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE MITIGATING FOR ANY IMPACTS TO THE SYSTEM. THANK YOU. IS THIS A SITE PLAN THAT STOPS AT P AND Z? IT WOULD

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CAN I ASK THE APPLICANT A QUESTION REAL QUICK AGAIN TOM, WILL YOU COME UP? TOM, IS THIS GOING TO BE A ONE STORY BUILDING? I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE OF THE DESIGN OF THE BUILDING, SIR. OKAY. YEAH, OKAY. YOU'VE HEARD COMMENTS HERE, I HAVE. I JUST DON'T WANT TO MISREPRESENT.

NO NO NO, NO, I WASN'T GOING TO GO THERE. I'M GLAD THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO. I KNOW THAT YOU WOULDN'T MISREPRESENT. SO I APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO ASK YOU THESE QUESTIONS VERSUS MAYBE OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN THROUGH THESE DOORS. THE YOU HEARD THOUGH THE CONCERNS. AND AGAIN, AS I STATED, THOSE ARE CONCERNS WE'D ALWAYS EXPECT TO SEE. BUT DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, RIGHT? THIS IF THIS WEREN'T PASSED, THERE COULD BE A THREE STORY ORANGE METAL STORAGE FACILITY THAT WOULD JUST JUST KILL EVERYBODY. HOW HOW HOW MUCH CAN YOU SAY TODAY? AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A QUESTION THAT I CAN'T HOLD YOU TO, BUT HOW CONCERNED, I MEAN, HOW THERE'S TREES. YOU'RE GOING TO PRESERVE WHAT YOU CAN. ARE YOU GOING TO WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO? I KNOW THE INTENT IS TO BRING IN A QUALITY PARTNER IN THE DEVELOPMENT, AND THAT PARTNER DOES EXCELLENT QUALITY WORK KNOWN NATIONALLY. THIS WOULD BE AT&T IS REALLY NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF DOING THESE KINDS OF THINGS. THEY'RE IN THE BUSINESS OF LEASING THEM AND USING THEM.

SO THEY'RE BRINGING IN A PARTNER THAT'S A NATIONALLY KNOWN QUALITY DEVELOPER THAT DOES EXCELLENT WORK. SO IT WOULD BE TOP SHELF QUALITY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE FACILITY. IT CERTAINLY WOULD OBVIOUSLY HAVE TO UPGRADE GREATLY OVER WHAT WAS HERE BEFORE. BUT THAT'S NOT A HIGH BAR. NO, IT IS NOT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS? YEAH I'VE GOT SOME MORE FOR JENNIFER. JENNIFER, YOU TALKED ABOUT ENGINEERING AND RUNOFF AND KIND OF STREETS AND TRAFFIC AND STUFF. YES, SIR. THE SCREENING REQUIREMENT NEXT TO RESIDENTIAL WOULD APPLY ALL ACROSS THE SOUTH SIDE. AND WHAT GOES ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF THAT PROPERTY? ALL ANYTIME IT IS ADJACENT, DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, RESIDENTIAL. SO FOR SURE, ALONG THAT WESTERN BOUNDARY WHERE THEY HAVE ALONG OLD MILL ROAD, THEY MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO HAVE SCREENING BECAUSE IT'S ADJACENT TO A RIGHT OF WAY. THEY WOULD ONLY BE REQUIRED TO HAVE THAT SCREENING THERE IF THEY HAD. VEHICLE STORAGE OR BAY DOORS OR OUTDOOR STORAGE. THEY'D BE REQUIRED TO SCREEN THOSE SITE FEATURES, BUT AS A BASIC REQUIREMENT AROUND THE PERIMETER, THEY MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO DO THAT, BUT MOST DEFINITELY ALONG THAT WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE PROPERTY. IF WE DID THIS AS A PD, WE COULD REQUIRE SCREENING ON ON THE SOUTH SIDE. IF WE IF THERE WAS A DESIRE TO CONSIDER IT AS A PD, WE COULD. THE COUNCIL IS FREE TO INCLUDE WHATEVER THEY'D LIKE. BUT YES, THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU COULD THROW IN FROM A LIGHTING PERSPECTIVE. ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL. HOW DO YOU HOW IS THAT CONSIDERED IN TERMS OF WHAT LIMITATIONS ARE ON WITH WITH LIGHTING OF A PARKING LOT OR LIGHTING OF A BUILDING, LIKE HOW MUCH OF THAT CAN SEEP OFF OF THE. SO THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I'LL BE VERY HONEST.

I'M NOT AN EXPERT ON THE LIGHTING ORDINANCE. THAT IS, OUR BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT IS THE ONE THAT REVIEWS ALL OF THAT. BUT AT ITS GLOBAL LEVEL, OUR LIGHTING CODE REQUIRES THAT ALL LIGHTS ON A NONRESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ARE CONTAINED ON THAT PROPERTY, SO THEY HAVE TO SUBMIT ILLUMINATION PLANS THAT WE REVIEW TO ENSURE THAT THAT OVERFLOW OF LIGHT DOESN'T HAPPEN. IT STAYS CONTAINED WITH THAT WITHIN THAT PROPERTY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE TO GET A PHOTOMETRIC STUDY. YES. PRIOR TO VERIFY WHAT WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO DO. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE WASN'T SOME DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WESTERN PROPERTY LINE THAT'S ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL AND THE RIGHT OF WAY. YEP. IT IS. FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT, YOUR LIGHTS HAVE TO BE CONTAINED ON YOUR PROPERTY. ON THE TREE CONVERSATION. YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT OUR TREE ORDINANCE. IF THEY COME AND SAY WE GOT TO USE THE WHOLE SITE, IT'S ALL PARKING, IT'S ALL BUILDING. THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO TEAR DOWN EVERY TREE OUT HERE. THEY WOULD. THEY DO. IF IT'S OVER 42 INCH CALIPER. THAT'S CORRECT. THEN THEY HAVE TO PAY TO DO THAT. THAT IS CORRECT. SO THE LIKELIHOOD THAT YOU'VE GOT 42 INCH CALIPER TREES OUT HERE, THEY WOULD ULTIMATELY BE CHARGED FOR ANYTHING THAT GOES INTO OUR FUND. OR THEY COULD RELOCATE. THEY COULD. THAT IS CORRECT.

SOMEWHERE ELSE ON THERE. THAT'S CORRECT. AND I AND I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THAT APPLIES WHETHER IT'S INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL OR EVEN SINGLE FAMILY. OUR TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE HAS EXEMPTIONS FOR ANY TREE THAT IS IN THE WAY OF A DEVELOPMENT PAD, OR A DEVELOPMENT SITE IS ALLOWED

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THAT'S CORRECT. IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WE DON'T DRAW A LINE ANYWHERE IN THERE IN HERE THAT SAYS THE RESIDENTIAL USES THAT FACE THE FLOODPLAIN OR THAT ARE SOUTH OF OLD MILL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ARE PROTECTED, PROTECTED FROM FUTURE ENCROACHMENT FROM. SO A PROPERTY SOUTH OF OLD MILL COULD EVENTUALLY BE INDUSTRIAL. THAT'S CORRECT. BASED ON OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, THAT THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO GET ZONING REQUESTS. EXACTLY RIGHT. WE'RE NOT DRAWING A LINE ANYWHERE ALONG THAT, WHETHER IT'S WEST OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE OR EAST, AS THE SPUR COMES DOWN CLOSER TO IT. THIS MAY BE SOMETHING THAT GARY NEEDS TO COME UP HERE FOR, BUT CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE TRANSITION, THE TIMING OF HIGHWAY 399 OR SPUR 399? THE TIMING OF THAT RELOCATION OF 546, WHICH AFFECTS HOW THIS NEIGHBORHOOD GETS IN AND OUT OF ITS AREA AND WHAT MAY BE DONE FOR THEM. IF YOU'VE GOT SPUR 399 UNDER CONSTRUCTION, YOU'VE GOT THIS PROPERTY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, YOU HAVE A AIRPORT ROAD THAT IS BLOCKED, YOU HAVE AN ACCESS AT COUCH OR WHEREVER THAT IS. AND HARRY MCKILLOP, THAT IS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT TO. OR YOUR OTHER OPTION IS TO GO ALL THE WAY EAST TO 317. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT, LIKE, ALL OF THAT TIMING COMING TOGETHER AT ONCE, AND HOW THAT WE CAN ALLEVIATE ANY HARDSHIP IN THAT? YEAH. GREAT QUESTION. GARY GRAHAM DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING. SO SPUR 309 399. THE EASIEST ANSWER IS WE DON'T KNOW YET. WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT THAT WILL GO TO CONSTRUCTION IN FY 28 OR 29. BUT WE HAVE NO COMMITMENT FROM TXDOT. WE HAVE SEEN THE PHASE OF 399 IS SPLIT INTO THREE PIECES. ONE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. GETTING READY TO GO UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW THAT OVERLAPS HIGHWAY FIVE. THE NEXT PIECE GOES TO AIRPORT DRIVE. THAT REALIGNMENT. AND THEN THE NEXT PIECE GOES WEST OR EAST OF THERE, ALL THE WAY UP TO 380. AND SO WE HAVE SEEN THE PLANS FROM AIRPORT DRIVE OVER TO WHAT'S BEING CONSTRUCTED. NOW. WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE PIECES TO THE EAST, BUT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE'S FUNDING FOR IT. AND SO WE ARE MOVING UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT WE WILL GET OUR UTILITIES RELOCATED SO WE CAN MOVE TO THAT CONSTRUCTION IN THAT FY 27, 28, 29 TIMEFRAME. BUT WE HAVE NO GUARANTEE OF AN ACTUAL DATE YET FROM TXDOT. WHEN THAT DOES GO TO CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE ALREADY MADE THE COMMENT TO TXDOT. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A SIGNAL AT OLD MILL AND AIRPORT, WE NEED TO BE INVESTIGATING THE SIGNAL AT COUCH DRIVE AND 546.

WE HAVE SINCE YOU BROUGHT THE QUESTION UP THE OTHER DAY, WE HAVE NOT HAD RECENT COUNTS OUT THERE. SO WE ARE WE WILL GET IN OUR WORK PLAN TO DO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WARRANT STUDY OUT THERE TO SEE WHAT THE ACTUAL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ARE NOW, AND THEN WE'LL BE WORKING WITH TXDOT TO PROJECT WHAT THAT NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN WILL BE, KNOWING THAT WITH THIS DESIGN, THE PEOPLE SOUTH OF SPUR 399 WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CROSS NORTH WITHOUT HAVING TO. YOU CAN SEE NEXT TO THE YELLOW SHAPE A RIGHT IN RIGHT OUT. SO THEY WILL COME UP TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD. IF THEY WANT TO GO WEST, THEY WILL HAVE TO GO ACTUALLY GO EAST OUT TO THE NEW 546 INTERSECTION INTERCHANGE AT JUST SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT U-TURN AND COME ALL THE WAY BACK. SO WE SEE A REDISTRIBUTION OF TRAFFIC ALONG OLD MILL TO DO THAT. SO AS FAR AS THIS DEVELOPMENT, WHEN IT GOES UNDER CONSTRUCTION, MUCH LIKE THE WAREHOUSES TO THE NORTH, WE MADE THEM RECONSTRUCT A PORTION OF AIRPORT DRIVE TO IMPROVE THAT. TO SERVE THEIR DEVELOPMENT, WE WOULD REQUIRE THE SAME IMPROVEMENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OLD MILL AND THEN ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF OLD MILL. THAT WOULD ALSO BE REQUIRED. SO IF THAT IF THIS THEY WERE TO REDEVELOP, THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE ENGINEERING IMPROVEMENTS. ALONG WITH LOOKING AT THE DRAINAGE, WE ARE AWARE OF THE DRAINAGE THAT DOES COME DOWN EXISTING OLD AIRPORT DRIVE TO THAT OLD MILL INTERSECTION AND KNOW THAT SOME THINGS NEED TO BE WORKED ON, AND THIS WOULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT SOME SORT OF DETENTION IN PLACE TO SORT OF HELP TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM. WHAT HAVE I MISSED? THE TIMING OF THE 546 IMPROVEMENTS WE'D HAVE NO IDEA. ON? WHEN YOU SAY 546 IMPROVEMENTS, THAT'S ALL

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BUT AGAIN, IT'S A FUNDING ISSUE BETWEEN THEM AND TXDOT AND HOW THEY'RE GOING TO CONSTRUCT ALL THE DIFFERENT TRANSPORTATION NEEDS WITHIN COLLIN COUNTY, NOT JUST MCKINNEY. YOU SAID DISTRIBUTION OF TRAFFIC AND THE ON THE OLD MILL AS THEY GO. I THINK YOU SAID EAST. IS THERE PLANS TO IMPROVE OLD MILL BEYOND THE SITE THAT THE PROPER PROPERTY OWNER WOULD HAVE TO IMPROVE OR. YES. SO AS PART OF OUR STREET REHAB PROGRAM, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED OLD MILL FOR IMPROVEMENT. I BELIEVE WE'RE SLATED FOR FY 26 AND MAYBE FY 27 FOR THAT TIME FRAME FOR US TO GO OUT AND DO SOME STREET REHAB ALONG THIS, THIS ROADWAY, KNOWING THAT SOME OF THIS PIECES WILL BE EVENTUALLY TAKEN OVER BY THE 399, ESPECIALLY THE PIECE THAT GOES OFF THE SCREEN TO THE SOUTH AND THE EAST. WE MAY BE LOOKING AT SOME SORT OF PHASED IMPROVEMENTS THERE TO, YOU KNOW, NOT PUT A LOT OF CITY DOLLARS ON SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE RIPPED UP VERY QUICKLY. YOU KNOW, ONCE WE HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF TXDOT'S TIMING. BUT IN TERMS OF LIKE WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT IN THERE. YEAH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A CURB CURBS AND GUTTER, JUST LIKE WHAT WAS BUILT JUST TO THE NORTH, JUST SOUTH OF AIRPORT. 546 UP THERE TODAY. IS THERE AN EXPECTATION THAT THAT WOULD CONTINUE TO THE WEST OF THIS SITE AT SOME POINT, OR YOU'RE RIGHT NOW THE PUBLIC WORKS PLAN IS TO REPLACE THE ASPHALT, RECONSTRUCT IT WITH ASPHALT, BUT NOT CURB AND GUTTER. YOU'RE JUST TALKING MAINTENANCE, NOT RECONSTRUCTION. YEAH. OKAY.

JENNIFER, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FOR YOU. AND MAYBE THIS IS A COMMENT, NOT A QUESTION. SO YOU MAY GET TO HEAR MY COMMENT, BUT IN THE LAST REQUEST, WE HAD A SINGLE FAMILY USE ADJACENT TO A DUPLEX USE THAT WE DID NOT ALLOW TO UPZONE BECAUSE OF EXISTING NEIGHBORS AROUND IT.

AND HERE WE HAVE A SINGLE FAMILY USE SURROUNDED BY SINGLE FAMILY USES. AND WE ARE. AND THE FIRST ONE CONFORMED WITH THE COMP PLAN. THIS CONFORMS WITH THE COMP PLAN AS WELL. SO WE WENT AGAINST YOU LAST TIME, BUT EVERYBODY'S JUMPING TO GO WITH YOU HERE. HOW DO HOW DO WE PROTECT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ISN'T IT. IT'S AGRICULTURAL. IT'S NOT SINGLE FAMILY, BUT IT'S A SINGLE FAMILY. USE IS WHAT I'M SAYING. AGAIN, AGRICULTURE, THOUGH, IS OBVIOUSLY ALWAYS. NOT ALWAYS, BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE REZONED. BUT LET ME, LET ME CAN I ASK THIS QUESTION BECAUSE IT MIGHT SOLVE WHAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO TALK ABOUT? IS THERE AN APPETITE? BECAUSE I ALSO AGREE WITH YOU IN PROTECTING THESE THESE PEOPLE IN THIS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. OF COURSE, WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SUGGEST WOULD BE A DANGEROUS THING TO THINK THAT ON ALL OF THIS UNDEVELOPED LAND THAT PEOPLE OWN AND, YOU KNOW, JUST SO IT'S NOT UNDEVELOPED, IT HAS A RESIDENTIAL USE ON IT.

THERE IS A HOME ON THIS PROPERTY, BUT STILL AGRICULTURAL. I KNOW, BUT IT IS, IT IS IT HAS GOT A RESIDENTIAL USE ON IT, I UNDERSTAND. AND AS AN AGRICULTURE, THEY COULD ALSO BUILD A BIG BARN AND A BUNCH OF OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD START FARMING AND BRING TRACTOR EQUIPMENT. SO I GET IT. BUT AS AGRICULTURE USED TO BE REZONED. CERTAINLY THAT'S THE PERCEIVED ABILITY WITH EVERY AGRICULTURAL USE. BUT I WAS GOING TO ASK IS, ALTHOUGH IT WOULD BE DANGEROUS TO START SAYING EVERY PIECE OF PROPERTY OUT IN THIS AREA, THAT'S AGRICULTURE THAT WANTS TO REZONE TO COMMERCIAL. WOULD WE TALK ABOUT A PD? I THINK THAT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE, THOUGH, IS UNIQUE IN THAT THERE IS A RESIDENTIAL, ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS UNIQUE TO THE AREA. AM I CORRECT IN THAT AT LEAST DRIVING AROUND SEEMS TO BE PRETTY UNIQUE THAT THIS IS A UNIQUE SITUATION. SO WOULD THERE BE AN APPETITE ON THE COUNCIL TO TABLE THIS WITH A SIGNAL TO THE APPLICANT TO GET WITH STAFF AND PURSUE A PD WHERE WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE HAVE REQUIREMENTS REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD SATISFY, HOPEFULLY TO GREAT EXTENT, PROTECTING THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S ACROSS THE STREET AND ADJACENT TO IT. A PD MEANS THAT PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AND WE COULD WHATEVER WE ALL AGREED TO WOULD WOULD BE THINGS THAT WE CAN'T ENFORCE TODAY ON JUST A STRAIGHT REZONING. SO IS THERE AN APPETITE HERE ON COUNCIL TO DO THAT? SO IF THERE'S AN APPETITE TO DO THAT WHY DON'T WE DO THAT. AND OF COURSE AT&T

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IF THERE'S AN APPETITE FOR THAT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO TABLE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE. OKAY, PATRICK, I WAS GOING TO ASK IF YOU COULD CONTINUE THE MEETING. NOW THAT WE'RE DONE WITH THE MAIN, THE ALL THE MAIN ITEMS. MAYOR PRO TEM AND I NEED TO BE AT ANOTHER OKAY SOMEWHERE. AND IF YOU WOULD FINISH THE MEETING, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I'D BE HAPPY TO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ITEM NUMBER 25. WAIT TILL CHARLIE GETS BACK UP HERE. OKAY. YOU GOT ME, CHARLIE. OH FOUR, I FORGOT ABOUT. CHARLIE. RIGHT.

ONE, TWO. THREE, FOUR. SO WE'VE GOT FOUR. BUT CHARLIE WAS RECUSED HIMSELF. OH, YEAH, YOU CAN GO GET HIM. BUT I WAS THINKING, YOU KNOW, JIM, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I THOUGHT YOU WERE. I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, JIM, IT SHOULD BE. I THOUGHT YOU MEANT YOU COULD HAVE. YOU NEED

[Consider/Discuss/Act on Appointing an Alternate Member to the McKinney Arts Commission]

EMPRESS. IN THE EXPEDIENCY OF TIME, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE ELIZABETH JUSTICE ALLEN, WHO IS A PROUD LEADERSHIP MCKINNEY GRADUATE AND HAS AN APPETITE TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY. BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY HEAR IF THERE'S OTHER IDEAS THAT PEOPLE WANT TO BRING A NAME FORWARD. YEAH, IF I MAY, PATRICK OR COUNCILMAN CLOUTIER, THAT IS THE BOARD THAT I SERVE AS THE LIAISON TO AND THROUGHOUT MY HISTORY WITH THAT BOARD. THERE'S A YOUNG MAN NAMED JOHN MAGNUSON WHO'S ABOUT 20, 21 YEARS OF AGE, AND HE HAS NEVER MISSED A MEETING. HE IS ALWAYS PRESENT. HE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW. AND I CHECKED WITH ANDREW, WHO RUNS THAT BOARD FOR US, AND HE HAS NO OBJECTIONS.

AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE JOHN MAGNUSON BE SEATED ON THAT BOARD. IS THAT A MOTION? YES, A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. OKAY. GIVE EMPRESS A MOMENT TO CATCH UP. SECOND.

YEAH. OKAY. YOU SEE YOUR VOTING OPTIONS? OH. THANK YOU. OKAY. PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS OF THE DAY. WE WILL NOW GO WITH COUNCIL COMMENTS. I'LL START OVER HERE.

COUNCILMAN PHILLIPS, I WAS ASKED TO MAKE IT QUICK. HOLD ON. SORRY. WE GOT NON AGENDA ITEM.

[CITIZEN COMMENTS on Matters not on the Agenda]

WE 40 DAYS TOTAL. THE GIVING MACHINES WERE HERE OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASONS THIS YEAR, THIS LAST YEAR, OVER 18,000 ITEMS WERE DONATED. DURING THOSE 40 DAYS, SEVEN CHARITIES. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE WERE DONATED NEAR 138,000 POLIO VACCINATIONS.

THIS IS JUST IN THE DFW AREA. OVER 63,000 MEALS OR SNACKS, 11 1200 HYGIENE KITS FOR WOMEN AND

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1100 WARM NIGHTS, SHELTERS FOR LOCAL HOMELESS, INCLUDING ALSO OVER 2000 CLOTHING ITEMS AND SHOES FOR LOCAL WOMEN AND CHILDREN. SO WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE GOOD PEOPLE OF MCKINNEY AND THE GOOD PEOPLE OF COLLIN COUNTY GIVE. SO WE JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S REALLY NOBODY ON THIS COUNCIL THAT'S COMPETITIVE. BUT I THOUGHT I'D SHARE THE SHARE THE OUTCOMES OF THE RESULTS. SO FRISCO, WHO HAD THE MACHINES, THE GIVING MACHINES FOR TWO WEEKS. THEY THEIR GROSS CONTRIBUTIONS WERE $155,000. SO NICE JOB FOR FRISCO GRAPEVINE WHO HAD HIM THE SECOND SET OF WEEKS DURING THE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER, HAD A TOTAL OF $246,000 IN DONATIONS THAT WERE GOING DIRECTLY TO CHARITIES IN MCKINNEY. DRUM ROLL PLEASE. WE ENDED UP WITH $232,000 IN CONTRIBUTIONS IN FROM DECEMBER, DECEMBER 20TH THROUGH JANUARY 1ST, SO IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE CITY'S ONGOING SUPPORT. IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO BRING CITIZENS TOGETHER, TO DO GOOD AND TO IT'S A GREAT INTERFAITH OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY. SO WE JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND PAUL FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT. MARK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I JUST WANTED TO LOOK FORWARD TO 2025. WE'RE NOW BEGINNING THE PROCESS OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2025 GIVING MACHINES. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH A BUNCH OF MCKINNEY NONPROFITS. HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET IN THERE AND THEN WE'LL GET GOING FOR WE'LL LET YOU KNOW ON WHAT'S HAPPENED. SO WE'VE ALREADY STARTED THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FINDING A LOCATION TO DO IT IN 2025. SO THANK YOU. THANKS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. BRANT AND MAUREEN, I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY OF MCKINNEY, FOR THE COMMUNITY AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT. IT DOESN'T JUST STOP HERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL. SAW YOU GUYS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF YOUR CHURCH AT THE MUSLIM RAMADAN DINNER IFTAR DINNER EARLIER LAST WEEK. AND I VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU GUYS AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY. DOING GOOD EVERYWHERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. AND BRANT, EXCUSE ME. CHARLIE, I JUST WANT TO ADD, WE GET TO BE THE FACES, SO WE GET TO BE IN FRONT AND GET THE THANK YOUS. BUT THERE ARE SO MANY, MANY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE BEHIND US THAT ARE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES, GETTING UP AND GETTING THESE MACHINES READY AND STAYING UP EARLY OR GETTING LATE AND EVERYTHING. SO WE GET TO BE THE FACES. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE BEHIND US. THANK YOU MAUREEN, AND JUST A SHAMELESS PLUG. APRIL 12TH WE HAVE THE RUN FOR HOPE, WHICH IS BENEFITING THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBOR HUB, WHICH IS THE SANCHEZ GROUP, WHICH IS GOING TO BE BRINGING ALL THE DIFFERENT SERVICES FOR OUR HOMELESS AND THOSE IN NEED UNDER ONE ONE ROOF. SO WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO WE'RE EXCITED FOR APRIL 12TH SATURDAY AT TOWN LAKE. SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE EVERYBODY THERE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT IS CRYSTAL TELLEZ. MISS TELLEZ YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND THE TIMER IS RIGHT UP BEHIND ME. COUNCIL MEMBER CLOUTIER. WE HAVE A PAPER THAT SHE SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD AS WELL. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. I'M WITH A LOCAL PARENTS GROUP THAT WE ARE HAVE CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS ALL OVER NORTH TEXAS, AND WE ARE GOING TO THE SCHOOL BOARDS AND ALSO THE CITY COUNCILS. WHAT WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE URGENT THREAT OF THE UNDERFUNDED PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THE THREAT THAT THOSE POSE TO OUR CITIES, AND WHY OUR CITY COUNCILS MUST PUSH OUR LEGISLATORS TO ACT BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO WAIT ANOTHER TWO YEARS FOR ANOTHER LEGISLATIVE SESSION. AND IN AUSTIN, OUR SCHOOLS ARE IN A CRISIS, AND WITHOUT ACTION, THE IMPACT WILL RIPPLE THROUGH OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. DESPITE A 26% RISE IN INFLATION SINCE 2019, THE PER STUDENT BASIC ALLOTMENT HAS REMAINED STAGNANT AT $6,160. GOVERNOR ABBOTT CLAIMS THAT THIS NUMBER IS CLOSER TO 15,000. HOWEVER, THAT IS AN AVERAGE OF ALL SCHOOLS, AND THE MULTIPLIERS AND THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT SCHOOLS GET ARE STILL BASED ON THIS $6,160. IN ADDITION, THAT $15 IS ALSO TIED TO VERY SPECIFIC MANDATES THAT THE SCHOOLS HAVE TO FUND, SUCH AS THE SCHOOL SAFETY MANDATES FOR FUNDING THE SROS, THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS. MEANWHILE, TEXAS HAS A $21 BILLION EDUCATION SURPLUS, AND IN 2023 ALONE, $4.5 BILLION IN RECAPTURE. FUNDS WERE REDIRECTED TO THE STATE'S GENERAL FUND INSTEAD OF BEING REINVESTED IN

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THEY NEED AN INCREASE IN THE BASIC ALLOTMENT PER STUDENT OF $1,600. AND THIS NEEDS TO BE TIED TO INFLATION. OUR FUNDING NEEDS TO BE BASED ON ENROLLMENT AND NOT ATTENDANCE. ALL RECAPTURE FUNDS SHOULD BE DEPOSITED INTO THE STATE EDUCATION FUND AND NOT THE STATE'S GENERAL FUND. AND A FIRM NO TO VOUCHERS THAT TAKE MONEY AWAY FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION BY RAISING THE PER STUDENT ALLOTMENT AND TYING IT TO INFLATION. OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN BE CAN ALL BE SOLVENT. RESOLVING THE DISTRICT'S MOST PRESSING FINANCIAL CHALLENGES. A STUDY BY RICE UNIVERSITY'S KINDER INSTITUTE FOUND THAT 73% OF TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE UNDERFUNDED, WITH 17% OPERATING AT A 40% FUNDING GAP. THE REALITY IS THAT FOR TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ESPECIALLY IN HIGH COST URBAN AREAS AFFECTED BY RECAPTURE, WE NEED TO RAISE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT TO REDUCE, RECAPTURE AND KEEP MORE DOLLARS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, MA'AM SO MUCH, AND THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT THAT YOU SUBMITTED. I'M LOOKING THROUGH IT. IT'S VERY THOROUGH. THANK YOU. AND LASTLY, JORGE BUSTOS, HE WAS THE ONE THAT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US HERE. HI. MY NAME IS GEORGIANA BUSTOS. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT. I WANT TO GO OVER WELL, AND I WANT TO KIND OF TAP ON WHAT CRYSTAL HAS SAID TOO, BECAUSE IF ABBOTT'S NUMBERS WERE CORRECT AND WE WERE FUNDING ADEQUATELY, FRISCO WOULDN'T BE 24 OR $31 MILLION DEFICIT SPENDING. LEWISVILLE ISD WOULDN'T BE DEFICIT SPENDING BY 22. DALLAS WOULDN'T BE 168 OR $186 MILLION DEFICIT SPENDING. AND DENTON WOULDN'T BE 24.

THAT'S OVER A QUARTER BILLION DOLLARS DEFICIT SPENDING IN JUST FOR ISD'S AROUND HERE. THERE'S OVER 1200 ISD'S IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO THERE WAS A STUDY BY PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA THAT FOUND A 10% INCREASE IN SCHOOL FUNDING OVER 12 YEARS, IF YOU'RE ALREADY FUNDING THEM ACCURATELY. SO THAT MIGHT BE HIGHER FOR US, A 7.7% HIGHER WAGES FOR STUDENTS LATER IN LIFE, AND 9.8% INCREASE IN FAMILY INCOME FOR THOSE SAME STUDENTS. ANOTHER STUDY BY BLAIR AND WHALEY FOUND PROPERTY VALUES INCREASE WHEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS INVEST IN THEIR TEACHERS AND STAFF, WHICH IS 80% OF MOST ISD'S THROUGHOUT TEXAS. WHEN SCHOOLS LOSE FUNDING, THEY ARE FORCED TO CLOSE SCHOOLS, CUT JOBS, DESTABILIZING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, CUT ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, HURTING STUDENT OUTCOMES. AND IT PUSHES TEACHERS OUT BECAUSE CURRENTLY 70% OF OUR TEACHERS ARE UNSURE IF THEY CAN AFFORD TO RETURN. EVERY CHILD IS IMPACTED, THEIR FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES SHRINK, AND WHEN OUR CHILDREN SUFFER, OUR COMMUNITIES SUFFER. SO WHY AM I BRINGING THIS TO COUNCIL? BECAUSE IT REALLY SOUNDS LIKE A SCHOOL ISSUE. BUT IT'S NOT JUST A SCHOOL ISSUE. WHEN WE UNDERFUND OUR SCHOOLS, IT HARMS ENTIRE COMMUNITIES. THE RIPPLE EFFECTS REALLY IT DOES. IT RIPPLES THROUGHOUT ALL OF MCKINNEY, DENTON, THE WHOLE NORTH TEXAS OR TEXAS IN GENERAL, BECAUSE OUR PROPERTY VALUES WILL DROP THE SHRINKING OUR TAX BASE AND REDUCING FUNDING FOR ROADS, PARKS AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES. COMMUNITY REINVESTMENTS DECLINE, WEAKENING OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES SHRINK, LEAVING STUDENTS WITH FEWER PATHS TO SUCCESS. BECAUSE INDUSTRIES TEND TO INVEST IN AREAS WITH AN EDUCATED WORKFORCE, SMALL BUSINESSES CLOSED DUE TO SHRINKING LOCAL ECONOMY, AND CRIME RATES INCREASE. AS OPPORTUNITIES SHRINK. WE CAN WE CAN ALREADY SEE THE WARNING SIGNS.

LEWISVILLE ISD IS CLOSED. FIVE SCHOOLS PLANO IS CLOSED FOR, AND MANY DISTRICTS ARE CURRENTLY DECIDING WHICH SCHOOLS THEY'RE GOING TO BE CLOSING. DENTON HAS A NEW SCHOOL BUILDING WITHOUT STUDENTS, AND FRISCO IS PHASING OUT THEIR HEART PROGRAM. AND SOME SCHOOLS ARE GOING OR SOME DISTRICTS ARE GOING TO FOUR DAY SCHOOL WEEKS. IF WE DON'T ACT NOW, THE COST OF FIXING THIS CRISIS WILL BE TOO GREAT, BECAUSE FAMILIES DON'T MOVE TO A CITY FOR THE HOPE OF A VOUCHER.

THEY MOVE FOR GREAT SCHOOLS, FAMILY FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES AND THE OPPORTUNITY AND FOR OPPORTUNITY. I URGE EACH OF YOU TO CONTACT OUR LEGISLATORS AND DEMAND THAT THEY INCREASE OUR BASIC ALLOTMENT BY $1,600, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T DO THIS NOW, IT WILL TAKE TWO YEARS. AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN WAIT ANOTHER TWO YEARS. FOR WHATEVER REASON, TEXAS DECIDES THAT WE ONLY HAVE OUR LEGISLATORS IN SESSION ONCE EVERY TWO YEARS. WE'RE OUT OF TIME AND SO AM I.

BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO COUNCIL COMMENTS. AND,

[COUNCIL AND MANAGER COMMENTS]

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AND I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE VERY AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON. AND I WISH MCKINNEY WOULD HAVE HAD THAT ON THEIR ISD WEBSITE, BECAUSE I GOT ALL THE INFORMATION I COULD AS MUCH AS I COULD. BUT THANK YOU. I CAN TELL BY THE LOOKS ON YOUR FACE, YOU GUYS ALL TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. WE DO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR COMING UP, MAN. WE GOT TO MOVE ON, THOUGH. OH. I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE, COUNCILMAN PHILLIPS? WELL, I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU THAT MCKINNEY BOYD GIRLS SOFTBALL IS PLAYING THE BEST BASEBALL IN THE TOWN RIGHT NOW. AND YOU COULD HAVE CAUGHT HIM HAD WE GOT OUT OF HERE BEFORE 715 TONIGHT. BUT GET OUT THERE AND CHECK THEM OUT. THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. AND THAT'S SOMETHING FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO BE VERY PROUD OF. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. YEAH, I'LL TRY TO BE QUICK.

JUST A COUPLE OF ITEMS. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GO TO DC WITH OUR CITY STAFF LAST WEEK, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HOSTED US AND ALLOWED US TO MEET WITH THEM. CONGRESSMAN KEITH SELF, SENATOR, SENATORS JOHN CORNYN, TED CRUZ, HIS STAFF, WE GOT TO MEET WITH THE FAA AND ALSO THE BUILD AMERICA BUREAU LEARNED A LOT ABOUT THE TIFIA FUNDING, THE DETAILS, THE INS AND OUTS AND WHERE WE WOULD STAND IN THAT IN THAT APPLICATION PROCESS. ALSO, I WANT TO JUST CONGRATULATE JENNIFER ARNOLD. SHE JUST WAS A HIRED AS OUR NEW ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. JENNIFER HAS BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH HERE IN OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND WE'VE KNOWN HER FOR A WHILE. SHE'S A GRADUATE OF LEADERSHIP MCKINNEY WITH ME IN 2018. SPEAKING OF WHICH, I DON'T MENTION IT ENOUGH. HOW YOU KNOW, LEADERSHIP MCKINNEY IS NOT ONLY IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMUNITY, BUT WHAT IT DOES AND THE LEADERS THAT IT PUTS OUT IN THIS COMMUNITY. I MEAN, AS OF RIGHT NOW, I MEAN, WE HAVE I'M JUST TALKING MY CLASS 20, YOU KNOW, WE ALL JOKE AND WE ALWAYS SAY WE ARE THE BEST CLASS EVER. BUT 2018 HAS PUT OUT SOME, SOME, SOME SOME DOOZIES. MAN. WE PUT OUT SOME REAL, REAL LEADERS IN THIS COMMUNITY. I MEAN, WE HAVE OUR CITY SECRETARY, EMPRESS JANE, 2018, TREVOR MINYARD, ANOTHER CITY ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. AGAIN, JENNIFER ARNOLD. WE GOT CHRIS WILKS ON THE EDC BOARD.

TANYA WINCHESTER, CAROL WOODS, VONDA CLOUTIER, SHE'S I MEAN, SHE'S PATRICK'S WIFE, DAVID RATCHET. I MEAN, THERE'S A NUMBER OF OTHERS. I MEAN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THAT LEADERSHIP MCKINNEY IS A GREAT PROGRAM, AND IT PRODUCES SOME GREAT LEADERS IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND IF YOU DON'T IF YOU DON'T REALIZE THAT, JUST LOOK AROUND. A LOT OF US ARE IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW THAT ARE WATCHING OUR LEADERSHIP, MCKINNEY GRADUATES. AND IT'S A IT'S AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM. SO THAT'S THE BEST CLASS EVER. IT I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO SAY IT. COUNCILMAN BELLER, I WANTED TO ECHO TO. MISS MISS BUSTOS, IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. MY WIFE IS A TEACHER. SHE TEACHES IN LOVEJOY ISD. WHO KIND OF WAS THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE FOR FUNDING BECAUSE THEY THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT, I GUESS, A THEIR FUNDING MODEL IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF THE PRICE OF THEIR HOMES, AND THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO BUILD UP A, A RESERVE TO, TO WEATHER THROUGH. AND SO THEY DID A BUNCH OF LAYOFFS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. AND OR IN THE LAST LEADING INTO THIS LAST YEAR. AND I HAVE A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR WHO HAS THE ABILITY OR SHE SHE IS NOT ABLE TO TAKE AS MANY CLASSES, WHICH MEANS THAT SHE HAS A, A, A

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YOU'VE GOT TEACHERS WHO WANT TO EQUIP THEM. YOU'VE GOT SCHOOL BOARDS WHO WANT TO DO THE BEST FOR THEM. AND IT COMES DOWN TO, WE'VE GOT A STATE LEGISLATURE WHO'S REFUSED TO FUND THEM FOR GOING ON A NUMBER OF YEARS NOW. AND SO I DO THINK THAT YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. AND I THINK THIS THIS INFORMATION IS GREAT. TWO THINGS THAT I DID THAT I WANTED TO MENTION. ONE WAS DOCTOR FELTZ AND I SPOKE AT THE MCKINNEY HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING. IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE MCKINNEY HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, I ALWAYS LIKE TO BRAG ON THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE THE MOST ACTIVE AND ENGAGED CITIZENS IN OUR CITY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CHALLENGE ANY OTHER PRECINCT IN THE CITY IN THIS UPCOMING ELECTION TO TRY AND BEAT THE TURNOUT RATIO FOR PRECINCT ONE, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'VE BEEN BEAT IN THE LAST TEN YEARS. AND SO THEY THEY VOTE AND THEY SHOW UP. AND SO JERRY AND I HAD THE PLEASURE OF SPEAKING TO THEM. AND THEY ARE THEY KNOW THEIR ISSUES. THEY ARE THEY PROBABLY LIVED HERE LONGER THAN ALL OF US AND REALLY ENJOY VISITING WITH THEM. LAST THING IS, I GOT TO PARTICIPATE. I SIGNED UP FOR A GROUP, I WILL SAY A WILDLIFE CLASS OR NATURAL HABITATS THAT WAS DONE BY OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES TEAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR LIBRARY. A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AND A HALF AGO ON A SATURDAY, AND IT WAS AN HOUR AND THERE WAS PROBABLY 20 OF US IN THE ROOM, AND IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION. THE CITY STAFF AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES AND THE LIBRARY DID A GREAT JOB, AND I SIGNED UP FOR ANOTHER ONE IN THE COMING WEEKS. AND I'M GOING TO MAKE PATRICK COME WITH ME. IT'S ON BIRDING AND SO WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO BIRDING. BUT ANYWAY, GREAT JOB BY CITY STAFF.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO. SHOUT OUT ABOUT JENNIFER ARNOLD AND ALSO ABOUT TREVOR MINYARD. IT'S GOOD TO WATCH PEOPLE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION MOVE UP THE LADDER AND GET REWARDED FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND THAT THEY'VE PUT IN OVER THE YEARS, AND I'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME, SO I'VE, I'VE KNOWN JENNIFER A LONG TIME, AND I KNOW HOW QUALIFIED SHE IS AND WHAT A GOOD IMPRESSION SHE MADE ON EVERYBODY. SO THAT'S ALL I HAD. THANK YOU, MR. GRIMES. I HAVE NOTHING, SIR. I USUALLY LIKE TO STAY IN MY LANE. I LIKE TO WORRY ABOUT THE CITY OF MCKINNEY AND WHAT WE DO. BUT I'M GOING TO VEER OFF BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU ALL SAID. I MOVED HERE PROBABLY WITHIN A MONTH OF BRANT DRIGGS, WHO'S SITTING RIGHT BEHIND YOU. OUR KIDS ARE ROUGHLY THE SAME AGE. I HAVE THREE GIRLS THAT I THAT I LOVE VERY DEARLY, BUT THEY'RE AVERAGE STUDENTS, OKAY? THERE WAS NEVER GT ANYTHING. THERE WAS NEVER AP ANYTHING. THERE WAS HOPE TO HELL THEY GET OUT AND GRADUATE. OKAY. BUT WHAT MISD DID IS IT KEPT THEM IN FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS DURING THEIR TIME WHERE THEY COULD BE INVOLVED AND ACTIVE, AND EACH ONE OF THEM GOT A BACHELOR'S DEGREE. AND I WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL FOR WHAT MISD DID FOR MY KIDS. AND IT IS THE STATE LEGISLATURE'S JOB TO PROPERLY FUND EDUCATION, AND IT IS A BASIC JOB THAT THEY'VE GOT. AND IT IT STUNS ME THAT WE CAN'T GET THIS RIGHT. SO I WILL BE MAKING THE CALLS YOU ASKED ME TO MAKE.

I'VE GOT THREE OTHER BRIEF THINGS I WITH COUNCILWOMAN FELTUS, WE WENT TO THE IFTAR DINNER THAT WAS HOSTED BY MY FRIEND DARYL BARNES HERE AT GATHER. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT. WE TEND TO GO EVERY YEAR. AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE BEST ONE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'VE HAD YET AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, AT YOUR VENUE. SO THANK YOU FOR OFFERING THAT UP TO THEM. I WENT OUT TODAY TO FIRST GO TO BALCONIES. THEY ARE OUR RECYCLE PROVIDER AND I WAS THERE WITH MISS SHELBY, WHO'S SITTING THERE IN THE BACK, AND THEY ARE BUILDING A STATE OF THE ART RECYCLING FACILITY THAT IS GOING TO SERVE THIS COLLIN COUNTY AREA. BASICALLY, THINK TOLLWAY, TOLLWAY AND 380 AREA HUGE FACILITY THERE THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT THE CITY OF MCKINNEY FOR 20 YEARS. AND LAST THING, AT THE HERD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, ONE OF THE GREATEST ASSETS IN THE CITY OF MCKINNEY. THEY HAVE ANIMATRONIC BUGS. YOU HEARD THAT CORRECTLY. AND IT IS SOMETHING ELSE. I TOOK MY GIRLS OUT THERE WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG. WE'VE GOT FOUR GRANDDAUGHTERS HERE IN MCKINNEY NOW. WE'RE OUT THERE. I WAS STUNNED WE HAD TO WAIT OUTSIDE TO GET IN BEHIND 30 PEOPLE. BUT GO AND TAKE YOUR KIDS OUT THERE, YOUR GRANDKIDS. IT'S A IT'S A WONDERFUL ASSET.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVED SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.